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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2014
Applicant:
Hercules Incorporated, Wilmington, DE (US);
Inventors:
John S. Chapman, Lincoln University, PA (US);
Corinne E. Consalo, New Castle, DE (US);
Assignee:
Hercules Incorporated, Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12P 7/10 (2006.01); C12P 7/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12P 7/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of reducing undesirable microorganism concentration, the method comprises (a) introducing a quantity of fermentable carbohydrate, sugar or cellulose to an aqueous system, (b) introducing a quantity of desirable microorganism to the aqueous system, (c) introducing a hops acid extract into the aqueous system and (d) introducing an organic acid solution into said system.