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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 04, 2024
Filed:
Mar. 10, 2022
Applicant:
Purac Biochem B.v., Gorinchem, NL;
Inventors:
Johan Pieter Marinus Sanders, Groningen, NL;
Robert Reurd Christophor Bakker, Wageningen, NL;
Assignee:
PURAC BIOCHEM B.V., Gorinchem, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12P 21/06 (2006.01); C12P 7/46 (2006.01); C12P 7/54 (2006.01); C12P 7/56 (2006.01); C12P 13/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12P 21/06 (2013.01); C12P 7/46 (2013.01); C12P 7/54 (2013.01); C12P 7/56 (2013.01); C12P 13/04 (2013.01); Y02P 20/129 (2015.11);
Abstract
The invention relates to a process for the conversion of lignocellulose into an organic acid including an alkaline pretreatment step and a fermentation step, wherein liquid phase obtained in the fermentation step is recycled to the alkaline pretreatment step and/or the fermentation step. Organic acid is recovered as its magnesium of calcium salt from solid phase obtained in the fermentation step.