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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2020
Filed:
Jan. 29, 2015
Toray Industries, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Yuka Asahi, Kamakura, JP;
Atsushi Minamino, Kamamura, JP;
Jumpei Kishimoto, Iyo-gun, JP;
Masashi Higasa, Kamakura, JP;
Toray Industries, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A method of producing a sugar liquid includes a step of filtering a saccharified liquid derived from cellulose-containing biomass, through a nanofiltration membrane and/or reverse osmosis membrane; and a two-step washing step of washing the nanofiltration membrane and/or reverse osmosis membrane after the filtration, with an acid washing liquid and then with an alkali washing liquid; is provided. The method of producing a sugar liquid in which a cellulose-derived sugar liquid is processed through a nanofiltration membrane and/or reverse osmosis membrane is/are effectively washed in a contaminated separation membrane(s).