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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Nov. 07, 2017

Filed:

Dec. 05, 2014
Applicants:

Gerald D. Watt, Provo, UT (US);

Richard K. Watt, Provo, UT (US);

Inventors:

Gerald D. Watt, Provo, UT (US);

Richard K. Watt, Provo, UT (US);

Assignee:

Brigham Young University, Provo, UT (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07H 3/02 (2006.01); C07H 1/08 (2006.01); C12P 19/02 (2006.01); C12P 3/00 (2006.01); C12P 5/02 (2006.01); C12P 7/10 (2006.01); B01J 27/128 (2006.01); B01J 27/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C07H 3/02 (2013.01); B01J 27/128 (2013.01); B01J 27/26 (2013.01); C07H 1/08 (2013.01); C12P 3/00 (2013.01); C12P 5/023 (2013.01); C12P 7/10 (2013.01); C12P 19/02 (2013.01); C12P 2201/00 (2013.01); Y02E 50/16 (2013.01); Y02E 50/17 (2013.01); Y02E 50/343 (2013.01);
Abstract

Methods and compositions for processing biomass using [Co(CN)5]3″ are disclosed. The resulting products include monomeric carbohydrate units that can also be converted to basic alcohols, including ethanol, for a variety of uses including transportation fuels and the generation of electricity.


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