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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jun. 29, 2021

Filed:

Jun. 26, 2019
Applicant:

Celtic Renewables Limited, Edinburgh, GB;

Inventors:

Jane Samantha White, Edinburgh, GB;

Kenneth Alexander Leiper, Edinburgh, GB;

Martin Tangney, Edinburgh, GB;

Sandra Messenger, Sharnbrook, GB;

Assignee:

Celtic Renewables Limited, Edinburgh, GB;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12P 7/36 (2006.01); C10L 1/02 (2006.01); C12F 3/10 (2006.01); C12P 7/34 (2006.01); C12P 7/16 (2006.01); C12P 7/28 (2006.01); C07C 31/12 (2006.01); C08B 1/00 (2006.01); C12F 3/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12P 7/36 (2013.01); C07C 31/12 (2013.01); C08B 1/003 (2013.01); C10L 1/02 (2013.01); C10L 1/023 (2013.01); C12F 3/06 (2013.01); C12F 3/10 (2013.01); C12P 7/16 (2013.01); C12P 7/28 (2013.01); C12P 7/34 (2013.01); C10G 2300/1014 (2013.01); C10L 2290/26 (2013.01); Y02E 50/10 (2013.01); Y02P 30/20 (2015.11);
Abstract

A process for the manufacture of butanol, acetone and other renewable chemicals utilizes one or more of by-products of the manufacture of malt whisky, such as pot ale and spent lees, biomass substrates, such as paper, sludge from paper manufacture and spent grains from distillers and brewers, and diluents, such as water and spent liquid from other fermentations. The process includes treating a substrate to hydrolyze it and fermenting the treated. Also provided is a biofuel including butanol manufactured according to the process.


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