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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 06, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 07, 2012
Applicants:
Hui Xu, Wake Forest, NC (US);
YE Chen, Cary, NC (US);
Xin LI, Raleigh, NC (US);
Mark Stevens, Kittrell, NC (US);
Zhengfang Kang, Raleigh, NC (US);
Inventors:
Hui Xu, Wake Forest, NC (US);
Ye Chen, Cary, NC (US);
Xin Li, Raleigh, NC (US);
Mark Stevens, Kittrell, NC (US);
Zhengfang Kang, Raleigh, NC (US);
Assignees:
Novozymes A/S, Bagsvaerd, DK;
Novozymes North America, Inc., Franklinton, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12P 7/14 (2006.01); C12P 19/14 (2006.01); C12P 7/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12P 7/14 (2013.01); C12P 7/10 (2013.01); C12P 19/14 (2013.01); Y02E 50/16 (2013.01);
Abstract
Described herein are improved methods of degrading or converting cellulosic material into fermentable sugars using dithionite. Also described are improved methods of fermentation in the presence of dithionite.