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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 02, 2017
Applicant:
Sandia Corporation, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Inventors:
Ryan Wesley Davis, San Jose, CA (US);
Blake Simmons, San Francisco, CA (US);
Mary Bao Tran-Gyamfi, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Benjamin Chiau-Pin Wu, San Ramon, CA (US);
Assignee:
National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12P 7/16 (2006.01); C12N 9/04 (2006.01); C12P 13/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12P 7/16 (2013.01); C12N 9/0006 (2013.01); C12P 13/001 (2013.01); C12Y 101/01001 (2013.01); C12Y 101/01086 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention relates to methods of upgrading biomass to provide useful chemical intermediates, fuels, amino acids, nutrients, etc. In particular examples, the biomass is a by-product of ethanol production and is mainly used as high-protein feed. Described herein are methods for upgrading such biomass, such as by implementing pre-treatment conditions and by employing fermentation conditions including modified organisms.