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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 18, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 20, 2011
Applicants:
Huimin Zhao, Champaign, IL (US);
Nikhil Unni Nair, Urbana, IL (US);
Michael Racine, Peoria, IL (US);
Ryan Woodyer, Normal, IL (US);
Inventors:
Huimin Zhao, Champaign, IL (US);
Nikhil Unni Nair, Urbana, IL (US);
Michael Racine, Peoria, IL (US);
Ryan Woodyer, Normal, IL (US);
Assignees:
The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois, Champaign, IL (US);
ZuChem, Inc., Chicago, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12P 19/60 (2006.01); C12N 1/20 (2006.01); C12N 9/02 (2006.01); C12P 21/06 (2006.01); C07H 21/04 (2006.01); C07K 1/00 (2006.01); C12P 19/00 (2006.01); C12P 7/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12P 19/00 (2013.01); C12P 7/18 (2013.01);
Abstract
Materials and methods are described to produce xylitol from a mixture of hemicellulosic sugars by several routes. Examples include either as a direct co-product of a biorefinery or ethanol facility, or as a stand-alone product produced from an agricultural or forestry biomass feedstock including using, e.g. ethanol waste streams.