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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 1987
Filed:
Nov. 14, 1983
Applicant:
Inventors:
Thomas J Kerr, Athens, GA (US);
Robert D Kerr, Salem, AL (US);
Assignee:
Georgia Research Foundation, Athens, GA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D21C / ; C12R / ; A23C / ; A23L / ; C12N / ; C07G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
426-2 ; 426 44 ; 426 46 ; 426 49 ; 426 54 ; 426 61 ; 435253 ; 435267 ; 435277 ; 435830 ;
Abstract
A newly discoverd microorganism having characteristics of an Arthrobacter and having the ability to utilize peanut hull lignin as a sole source of carbon is disclosed. Peanut hulls have a higher lignin content than hardwoods and softwoods. The newly discovered microorganism makes the biodegradation of peanut hulls and other similar lignin containing biological waste products commercially feasible. Specifically, a process for converting peanut hulls and other similar lignin containing biological waste products to animal feed is disclosed.