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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 11, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 02, 2009
Applicants:
Shinichi Takeshima, Numazu, JP;
Takeshi Kikuchi, Sakura, JP;
Inventors:
Shinichi Takeshima, Numazu, JP;
Takeshi Kikuchi, Sakura, JP;
Assignee:
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C13K 1/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C13K 1/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
The invention relates to a method for hydrolyzing a plant fiber material to produce and separate a saccharide including glucose. The method includes a hydrolysis process of using a cluster acid catalyst in a pseudo-molten state to hydrolyze cellulose contained in the plant fiber material, and produce glucose. The cluster acid catalyst is subjected to a clustering enhancing treatment by which clustering of the cluster acid catalyst in a crystalline state is enhanced.