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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 19, 2011
Applicants:
Carl E. Camp, Wilmington, DE (US);
Jelena Cirakovic, Towson, MD (US);
Bruce A. Diner, Chadds Ford, PA (US);
Janine Fan, Hockessin, DE (US);
Inventors:
Carl E. Camp, Wilmington, DE (US);
Jelena Cirakovic, Towson, MD (US);
Bruce A. Diner, Chadds Ford, PA (US);
Janine Fan, Hockessin, DE (US);
Assignee:
E I du Pont de Nemours and Company, Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B02C 25/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Mechanical milling of biomass as a pretreatment to render the biomass readily saccharifiable requires high energy input. Preceding mechanical milling by treatment with anhydrous ammonia was found to greatly reduce the energy requirement for fine milling, providing a more economical pretreatment process for commercial use.