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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 2022
Filed:
May. 07, 2020
National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, Llc, Albuquerque, NM (US);
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);
National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC, Albuquerque, NM (US);
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.