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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 25, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 09, 2010
Matthew James Realff, Atlanta, GA (US);
Ronald W. Smith, Ben Lomond, CA (US);
Prabuddha Bansal, Atlanta, GA (US);
Andreas Sebastian Bommarius, Atlanta, GA (US);
Melanie Hall, Graz, AT;
Jay Hyung Lee, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Matthew James Realff, Atlanta, GA (US);
Ronald W. Smith, Ben Lomond, CA (US);
Prabuddha Bansal, Atlanta, GA (US);
Andreas Sebastian Bommarius, Atlanta, GA (US);
Melanie Hall, Graz, AT;
Jay Hyung Lee, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Texaco Inc., San Ramon, unknown;
Georgia Tech Research Corporation, Atlanta, unknown;
Abstract
In one embodiment the instant invention generally pertains to a method for producing glucose for fermentation. The method comprises first treating a biomass with acid and heat under conditions sufficient to produce a composition mixture comprising cellulose suitable for enzymatic hydrolysis. Next, at least a portion of the cellulose of step (a) is enzymatically hydrolyzed under conditions sufficient to form a composition comprising glucose. The glucose is then fermented. Advantageously, one or more reaction conditions are more efficient because they are selected by first measuring an initial hydrolysis rate of said biomass and then selecting one or more appropriate reaction conditions based upon said initial hydrolysis rate.