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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 25, 2001
Filed:
Apr. 07, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Lonnie O. Ingram, Gainesville, FL (US);
Brent E. Wood, Gainesville, FL (US);
Assignee:
University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc., Gainesville, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12P 7/10 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12P 7/10 ;
Abstract
This invention presents a method of improving enzymatic degradation of lignocellulose, as in the production of ethanol from lignocellulosic material, through the use of ultrasonic treatment. The invention shows that ultrasonic treatment reduces cellulase requirements by ⅓ to ½. With the cost of enzymes being a major problem in the cost-effective production of ethanol from lignocellulosic material, this invention presents a significant improvement over presently available methods.