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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:
May. 18, 2004
Filed:
Jan. 11, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Bonnie R. Hames, Westminster, CO (US);
Amie D. Sluiter, Arvada, CO (US);
Tammy K. Hayward, Broomfield, CO (US);
Nicholas J. Nagle, Broomfield, CO (US);
Assignee:
Midwest Research Institute, Kansas City, MO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12P 7/06 ; C12N 1/14 ; C12N 1/16 ; C12N 1/18 ; C12N 1/19 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12P 7/06 ; C12N 1/14 ; C12N 1/16 ; C12N 1/18 ; C12N 1/19 ;
Abstract
A process of making a fuel or chemical from a biomass hydrolyzate is provided which comprises the steps of providing a biomass hydrolyzate, adjusting the pH of the hydrolyzate, contacting a metal oxide having an affinity for guaiacyl or syringyl functional groups, or both and the hydrolyzate for a time sufficient to form an adsorption complex; removing the complex wherein a sugar fraction is provided, and converting the sugar fraction to fuels or chemicals using a microorganism.