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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 03, 2010
Prabuddha Bansal, Atlanta, GA (US);
Andreas Sebatian Bommarius, Atlanta, GA (US);
Melanie Hall, Graz, AT;
Jay Hyung Lee, Daejeon, KR;
Prabuddha Bansal, Atlanta, GA (US);
Andreas Sebatian Bommarius, Atlanta, GA (US);
Melanie Hall, Graz, AT;
Jay Hyung Lee, Daejeon, KR;
Georgia Tech Research Corporation, Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
The present invention is a process for treating a feedstock comprising holocellulose. The process comprises mixing the feedstock with a solution comprising cellulose binding domains to form a mixture. The mixture is then subjected to conditions sufficient to reduce the crystallinity of holocellulose. Subsequent enzymatic hydrolysis may show an improved rate and/or fermentable sugar yield as compared to processes which do not employ the process.