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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 16, 2016
Applicant:
Iogen Corporation, Ottawa, CA;
Inventors:
Jeffrey S. Tolan, Ottawa, CA;
Daniel G. MacDonald, Ottawa, CA;
Kristin Martens, Ottawa, CA;
Natacha Leduc, Ottawa, CA;
Brian Foody, Ottawa, CA;
Assignee:
Iogen Corporation, Ottawa, ON, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12P 19/02 (2006.01); C12P 19/14 (2006.01); C13K 1/02 (2006.01); C12P 7/10 (2006.01); C12M 1/00 (2006.01); D21C 1/04 (2006.01); C13K 13/00 (2006.01); B01D 3/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12P 19/02 (2013.01); C12M 45/06 (2013.01); C12M 45/09 (2013.01); C12P 7/10 (2013.01); C12P 19/14 (2013.01); C13K 1/02 (2013.01); C13K 13/002 (2013.01); D21C 1/04 (2013.01); B01D 3/06 (2013.01); C12P 2201/00 (2013.01); Y02E 50/16 (2013.01);
Abstract
A process for producing alcohol from lignocellulosic biomass includes adding at least one of sulfur dioxide and sulfurous acid to the lignocellulosic biomass to provide an effective sulfur dioxide dosage and/or effective sulfur dioxide slurry concentration, each of which is calculated using the ratio of the volume of the slurry in the pretreatment reactor to the total volume of the pretreatment reactor, within a predetermined range.