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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:
Nov. 29, 1988
Filed:
Jan. 16, 1986
Applicant:
Inventors:
Sidney A Barker, Selly Oak, GB;
Peter J Somers, Bournville, GB;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C13K / ; C13K / ; C13L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
127 37 ; 127 32 ; 127 33 ; 127 38 ; 536-11 ; 536-41 ; 536 56 ; 536102 ;
Abstract
A process for the modification, solubilization and/or hydrolysis of a glycosidically linked carbohydrate having reducing groups using a mixture comprising water, an inorganic acid and a halide of lithium, magnesium or calcium. The process is particularly useful for converting cellulose (derived for example from waste-paper, wood or sawdust) or starch to glucose. When cellulose is the starting material the preferred halide is a lithium halide. When starch is the starting material a magnesium halide is preferred.