Bio-based ethanol, such as ethanol produced from lignocellulosic materials, for example, is processed to produce bio-based ethylene, which can then be processed further to produce other bio-based materials including bio-based polymers and copolymers, including bio-based polyethylene, bio-based α-olefins, bio-based 1,2-diols, as well as other compounds.
C10G 1/00 - Production de mélanges liquides d'hydrocarbures à partir de schiste bitumineux, de sable pétrolifère ou de matières carbonées solides non fusibles ou similaires, p.ex. bois, charbon
In various embodiments, the present invention provides polymeric compositions that combine polylactic acid (PLA) (or heteropolymers of lactic acid) with additives (organic or inorganic), such as elastomeric additives and/or co-polymer additives. Such polymeric blends may exhibit improved mechanical properties and/or degradation rates compared to PLA homo-polymer (or a lactic acid heteropolymer).
B29C 45/00 - Moulage par injection, c. à d. en forçant un volume déterminé de matière à mouler par une buse d'injection dans un moule fermé; Appareils à cet effet
C08J 5/00 - Fabrication d'objets ou de matériaux façonnés contenant des substances macromoléculaires
Techniques for processing biomass are disclosed herein. A method of preparing cellulosic ethanol having 100% biogenic carbon content as determined by ASTM 6866-18, includes treating ground corn cobs with electron beam radiation and saccharifying the irradiated ground corn cob to produce sugars. The method also includes fermenting the sugars with a microorganism. In additional, a cellulosic biomass-derived jet fuel comprising about 25% of aromatic hydrocarbons, about 2.5% of alkenes, about 41% of alkanes, and about 8.5% of oxygenated compounds (wt./wt.) is disclosed.
C07C 1/207 - Préparation d'hydrocarbures à partir d'un ou plusieurs composés, aucun d'eux n'étant un hydrocarbure à partir de composés organiques ne renfermant que des atomes d'oxygène en tant qu'hétéro-atomes à partir de composés carbonylés
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AN APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING LARGE AMOUNTS OF GAS TO A FERMENTATION BROTH
According to various aspects and embodiments, a system and method for aerobic fermentation of an aqueous sugar solution is provided. The system includes a vessel, at least one air diffuser in fluid communication with an interior of the vessel, and at least one blower that is configured to deliver air to the at least one air diffuser.
C12M 1/00 - Appareillage pour l'enzymologie ou la microbiologie
C12M 1/02 - Appareillage pour l'enzymologie ou la microbiologie avec des moyens d'échange de chaleur
C12M 1/04 - Appareillage pour l'enzymologie ou la microbiologie avec des moyens d'introduction de gaz
C12M 1/12 - Appareillage pour l'enzymologie ou la microbiologie avec des moyens de stérilisation, filtration ou dialyse
C12M 1/36 - Appareillage pour l'enzymologie ou la microbiologie comportant une commande sensible au temps ou aux conditions du milieu, p.ex. fermenteurs commandés automatiquement
Systems and methods for monitoring and improving the treatment of biomass are described comprising determining a dose of radiation a biomass material has received during treatment with ionizing radiation and for determining an optimum dose for maximum sugar yields from biomass. A plurality of biomass portions are irradiated to a dose and the ESR response is measured to produce a polynomial curve of response versus dosage.
The use of cell matter in fermentation mixtures for producing a product is disclosed. In embodiments, the product comprises carbohydrates, alcohols, or organic acids (e.g., lactic acid or succinic acid), or mixtures thereof.
The present invention relates to compositions to induce production of proteins, e.g., enzymes, e.g., amylases or biomass degrading enzymes in a host cell, and methods for increasing the yield of the proteins, e.g., enzymes produced. Such compositions comprise a caramelized sugar product. The methods described herein can also be used to enhance processing of biomass materials, e.g., to produce sugar products.
C12N 1/38 - Stimulation chimique de la croissance ou de l'activité par addition de composés chimiques qui ne sont pas des facteurs essentiels de croissance; Stimulation de la croissance par élimination d'un composé chimique
C12N 1/22 - Procédés utilisant de la cellulose ou ses hydrolysats ou milieux de culture en contenant
The present invention relates to mixtures comprising a polypeptide or a plurality of polypeptides having biomass-degrading activity that is solubilized from an inclusion body, and retaining biomass-degrading activity, and methods for producing and using the same. The invention described herein provides methods for increasing the yield of recombinant protein with biomass-degrading activity that can be isolated from host cells.
A61K 36/00 - Préparations médicinales de constitution indéterminée contenant du matériel provenant d'algues, de lichens, de champignons, ou de plantes, ou leurs dérivés, p.ex. médicaments traditionnels à base de plantes
Described herein are edible products comprising a xylose (e.g., D-xylose or L-xylose) and another sweetener such as glucose. Products include confections, beverages, human food, animal food, chewing gum, dentifrice, mouthwash, candy bars, sports bars and energy bars, etc. The xylose containing product is made using xylose produced from a biomass.
Described herein are products comprising a xylose (e.g., D-xylose or L-xylose and another sweetener such as glucose). Exemplary products include cosmetic products, oral care products, therapeutic products, nutraceutical products, diagnostic, beverages, animal food products, and human food products. Methods of making the xylose containing products from biomass is provided.
The present invention relates to compositions comprising an aglycosylated polypeptide having cellobiase activity, and methods for producing and using the same. The present invention is based, at least in part, on the surprising discovery that a cellobiase from Trichoderma reesei that was expressed in a non-fungal cell line and isolated from a host cell that does not significantly glycosylate the enzyme had higher specific activity on pure substrate than the endogenous cellobiase (glycosylated and secreted) from T. reesei.
Biomass feedstocks (e.g., plant biomass, animal biomass, and municipal waste biomass) are processed to produce useful products, such as fuels. For example, systems are described that can be useful for separating solids and high molecular weight species from liquids of bioprocessed biomass material slurries.
Biomass feedstocks (e.g., plant biomass, animal biomass, and municipal waste biomass) are processed to produce useful products, such as fuels. For example, systems are described that can be useful for separating solids from liquids of bioprocessed biomass material slurries. For example, filtration systems are described that include multiple centrifuges, e.g., multiple tandem centrifuges.
Methods of marking plastic-based products and marked plastic-based products are provided. Some methods include irradiating the product to alter the functionalization of the plastic. In general, the present disclosure features methods of marking substrates, e.g., substrates including plastics, such as plastic-based products, such as polymer banknotes. Such plastics can be rigid or flexible, e.g., elastomeric. Such plastics can be thermoplastic or thermosets. In some cases, the products are marked by irradiating plastic-based materials, e.g., sheet materials, under conditions that alter characteristics of the irradiated plastic.
Materials (e.g., plant biomass, animal biomass, and municipal waste biomass) are processed to produce useful intermediates and products, such as energy, fuels, foods or materials. For example, systems equipment, and methods are described that can be used to treat feedstock materials, such as cellulosic and/or lignocellulosic materials, where the feedstock is enclosed in a web.
Biomass feedstocks (e.g., plant biomass, animal biomass, and municipal waste biomass) are processed to produce useful products, such as fuels. For example, systems are described that can be useful in enhancing sugar yields from biomass.
Biomass (e.g., plant biomass, animal biomass, and municipal waste biomass) is processed to produce useful intermediates and products, such as poly carboxylic acids and poly carboxylic acid derivatives.
C12P 1/04 - Préparation de composés ou de compositions, non prévue dans les groupes , utilisant des micro-organismes ou des enzymes; Procédés généraux de préparation de composés ou de compositions utilisant des micro-organismes ou des enzymes utilisant des bactéries
C12P 1/06 - Préparation de composés ou de compositions, non prévue dans les groupes , utilisant des micro-organismes ou des enzymes; Procédés généraux de préparation de composés ou de compositions utilisant des micro-organismes ou des enzymes utilisant des actinomycètes
ABSTRACT Biomass (e.g., plant biomass, animal biomass, and municipal waste biomass) is processed to produce useful intermediates and products, such as amino-alpha, omega-dicarboxylic acid and amino-alpha, omega-dicarboxylic acid derivatives. These products include polymers and copolymers of alpha-amino, omega-dicarboxylic acids.
Biomass (e.g., plant biomass, animal biomass, and municipal waste biomass) is processed to produce useful intermediates and products, such as hydroxy-carboxylic acids and hydroxy-carboxylic acid derivatives. A method includes treating a reduced recalcitrance lignocellulosic or cellulosic material with one or more enzymes and/or organisms (such as lactobacillus, Pediococcus, Rhizopus, Enterococcus) to produce an alpha, beta, gamma and/or delta hydroxycarboxylic acid (such as lactic acid, glycolic acid); and converting the alpha, beta, gamma and/or delta hydroxy-carboxylic acid to the product (such as esters, polymers, and copolymers).
Biomass (e.g., plant biomass, animal biomass, and municipal waste biomass) is processed to produce useful intermediates and products, such as aliphatic hydroxy-carboxylic acid and hydroxyl-carboxylic acid derivatives. These aliphatic hydroxy-carboxylic acids are, in turn, polymerized. The polymerization is carried out using a thin film evaporator or a thin film polymerization/devolatilization device. Conversion of lactic acid to poly lactic acid is an especially useful product to this process.
B01J 3/00 - Procédés utilisant une pression supérieure ou inférieure à la pression atmosphérique pour obtenir des modifications chimiques ou physiques de la matière; Appareils à cet effet
Biomass feedstocks (e.g., plant biomass, animal biomass, and municipal waste biomass) are processed to produce useful products, such as fuels. For example, systems are described that can be useful for separating solids from liquids of saccharified biomass material slurries. Many potential lignocelluloslc feedstocks are available today, including agricultural residues, woody biomass, municipal waste, oilseeds/cakes and seaweed, to name a few.
Biomass (e.g., plant biomass, animal biomass, and municipal waste biomass) is processed to produce useful intermediates and products, such as energy, fuels, foods or materials. For example, systems and methods are described that can be used to treat feedstock materials, such as cellulosic and/or lignocellulosic materials, in two or more vaults that can share a common wall.
C12N 13/00 - Traitement de micro-organismes ou d'enzymes par énergie électrique ou ondulatoire, p.ex. par magnétisme, par des ondes sonores
C12P 7/10 - Ethanol en tant que produit chimique et non en tant que boisson alcoolique préparé comme sous-produit, ou préparé à partir d'un substrat constitué par des déchets ou par des matières cellulosiques d'un substrat constitué par des matières cellulosiques
D21C 5/00 - Autres procédés pour obtenir de la cellulose, p.ex. cuisson des linters de coton
Materials (e.g., plant biomass, animal biomass, and municipal waste biomass) are processed to produce useful intermediates and products, such as energy, fuels, foods or materials. For example, systems equipment, and methods are described that can be used to treat feedstock materials, such as cellulosic and/or lignocellulosic materials, using an array of vaults.
D06M 10/00 - Traitement physique des fibres, fils, filés, tissus ou articles fibreux faits de ces matières, p.ex. ultrasonique, effet corona, irradiation, courants électriques ou champs magnétiques; Traitement physique combiné avec le traitement avec des composés ou des éléments chimiques
Materials, such as biomass feedstocks (e.g., plant biomass, animal biomass, and municipal waste biomass) are processed to produce useful products, such as fuels. Conveying systems, such as flowing gas conveying systems and such as closed-loop flowing gas conveying systems are described. Many potential lignocellulosic feedstocks are available today, including agricultural residues, woody biomass, municipal waste, oilseeds/cakes and seaweed, to name a few.
Biomass (e.g., plant biomass, animal biomass, and municipal waste biomass) is processed to produce useful intermediates and products, such as energy, fuels, foods or materials. Two or more sugars can be produced and these can be further processed and purified. For example, a mixture of the two or more sugars can be selectively fermented to leave one or more sugars in the mixture along with a product. The unfermented sugar may be fermented with a different fermenting system and produce a second product.
Biomass feedstocks (e.g., plant biomass, animal biomass, and municipal waste biomass) are processed to produce useful products, such as fuels. For example, novel systems, methods and equipment for conveying and/or cooling treated biomass are described. Many potential lignocellulosic feedstocks are available today, including agricultural residues, woody biomass, municipal waste, oilseeds/cakes and seaweed, to name a few. At present, these materials are often under-utilized, being used, for example, as animal feed, biocompost materials, burned in a co-generation facility or even landfilled.
C12P 7/08 - Ethanol en tant que produit chimique et non en tant que boisson alcoolique préparé comme sous-produit, ou préparé à partir d'un substrat constitué par des déchets ou par des matières cellulosiques
Biomass (e.g., plant biomass, animal biomass, and municipal waste biomass) or other materials are processed to produce useful intermediates and products, such as energy, fuels, foods or materials. For example, systems and methods are described that can be used to treat feedstock materials, such as cellulosic and/or lignocellulosic materials, in a vault in which the walls and optionally the ceiling include discrete units. Such vaults are re-configurable.
Biomass (e.g., plant biomass, animal biomass, and municipal waste biomass) is processed to produce useful intermediates and products, such as energy, fuels, foods or materials. For example, equipment, systems and methods are described that can be used to treat feedstock materials, such as cellulosic and/or lignocellulosic materials, in a vault in which hazardous gases are removed, destroyed and/or converted. The treatments are efficient and can reduce the recalcitrance of the lignocellulosic material so that it is easier to produce an intermediate or product, e.g., sugars, alcohols, sugar alcohols and energy, from the lignocellulosic material.
Biomass feedstocks (e.g., plant biomass, animal biomass, and municipal waste biomass) are processed to produce useful products, such as fuels, heat and energy.
C12P 7/08 - Ethanol en tant que produit chimique et non en tant que boisson alcoolique préparé comme sous-produit, ou préparé à partir d'un substrat constitué par des déchets ou par des matières cellulosiques
C12P 7/10 - Ethanol en tant que produit chimique et non en tant que boisson alcoolique préparé comme sous-produit, ou préparé à partir d'un substrat constitué par des déchets ou par des matières cellulosiques d'un substrat constitué par des matières cellulosiques
C08L 97/02 - Matériau lignocellulosique, p.ex. bois, paille ou bagasse
Biomass (e.g., plant biomass, animal biomass, and municipal waste biomass) is processed to produce useful intermediates and products, such as energy, fuels, foods or materials. For example, equipment, systems and methods are described that can be used to treat feedstock materials, such as cellulosic and/or lignocellulosic materials. Process streams can be upgraded, e.g., by removing undesired components utilizing simulated moving bed systems such as simulated moving bed chromatography, improved simulated moving bed chromatography, sequential simulated moving bed chromatography and/or related systems.
B01D 15/18 - Adsorption sélective, p.ex. chromatographie caractérisée par des caractéristiques de structure ou de fonctionnement relatives aux différents types d'écoulement
Biomass (e.g., plant biomass, animal biomass, and municipal waste biomass) is processed to produce useful intermediates and products, such as energy, fuels, foods or materials. The saccharified biomass is fermented in two steps to form two separate products. The second product can be a carboxylic acid which is reacted with an alcohol to form an ester. The alcohol used for the esterification may be obtained from the biomass. The ester is hydrogenated to alcohols with catalysts.
Biomass (e.g., plant biomass, animal biomass, and municipal waste biomass) is processed to produce useful intermediates and products, such as energy, fuels, foods or materials.. Systems, methods and equipment are described for upgrading process streams using electrodialysis or electrodialysis reversal. ] Many potential lignocellulosic feedstocks are available today, including agricultural residues, woody biomass, municipal waste, oilseeds/cakes and seaweed, to name a few.
C12P 7/10 - Ethanol en tant que produit chimique et non en tant que boisson alcoolique préparé comme sous-produit, ou préparé à partir d'un substrat constitué par des déchets ou par des matières cellulosiques d'un substrat constitué par des matières cellulosiques
Biomass (e.g., plant biomass, animal biomass, and municipal waste biomass) is processed to produce useful intermediates and products, such as energy, fuels, foods or materials. For example, systems and methods are described that can be used to treat feedstock materials, such as cellulosic and/or lignocellulosic materials, in a vault in which the equipment is protected from radiation and hazardous gases by equipment enclosures. The equipment enclosures may be purged with gas.
C12P 7/10 - Ethanol en tant que produit chimique et non en tant que boisson alcoolique préparé comme sous-produit, ou préparé à partir d'un substrat constitué par des déchets ou par des matières cellulosiques d'un substrat constitué par des matières cellulosiques
Biomass (e.g., plant biomass, animal biomass, and municipal waste biomass) is processed to produce useful intermediates and products, such as energy, fuels, foods or materials. For example, systems and methods are described that can be used to treat feedstock materials, such as cellulosic and/or lignocellulosic materials, while cooling equipment and the biomass to prevent overheating and possible distortion and/or degradation. The biomass is conveyed by a conveyor, which conveys the biomass under an electron beam from an electron beam accelerator. The conveyor can be cooled with cooling fluid. The conveyor can also vibrate to facilitate exposure to the electron beam. The conveyor can be configured as a trough that can be optionally cooled.
A23L 3/26 - Conservation des aliments ou produits alimentaires, en général, p.ex. pasteurisation ou stérilisation, spécialement adaptée aux aliments ou produits alimentaires par irradiation sans chauffage
C12P 7/10 - Ethanol en tant que produit chimique et non en tant que boisson alcoolique préparé comme sous-produit, ou préparé à partir d'un substrat constitué par des déchets ou par des matières cellulosiques d'un substrat constitué par des matières cellulosiques
Methods and systems are described for processing cellulosic and lignocellulosic materials into useful intermediates and products, such as energy and fuels. For example, conveying systems, such as highly efficient vibratory conveyors, are described for the processing of the cellulosic and lignocellulosic materials. Provided herein is an apparatus for producing a treated biomass material, that includes an ionizing radiation source.
Methods and systems are described for processing cellulosic and lignocellulosic materials and useful intermediates and products, such as energy and fuels. For example, irradiating methods and systems are described to aid in the processing of the cellulosic and lignocellulosic materials. The electron beam accelerator has multiple windows foils and these foils are cooled with cooling gas. In one configuration a secondary foil is integral to the electron beam accelerator and in another configuration the secondary foil is part of the enclosure for the biomass conveying system.
Methods and systems are described for providing a high frequency high voltage source. For example, a power source for use in a particle accelerator, an arc welder or an inductive heater.
H02M 5/00 - Transformation d'une puissance d'entrée en courant alternatif en une puissance de sortie en courant alternatif, p.ex. pour changement de la tension, pour changement de la fréquence, pour changement du nombre de phases
Biomass (e.g., plant biomass, animal biomass, and municipal waste biomass) is processed to produce useful intermediates and products, such as energy, fuels, foods or materials. For example, systems are described that can use feedstock materials, such as cellulosic and/or lignocellulosic materials, to produce an intermediate or product, e.g., by enzymatic saccharification in a continuous, semi-continuous or non-continuous fashion.
C13K 1/02 - Glucose; Sirops glucosés obtenus par saccharification de matières cellulosiques
C12M 1/40 - Appareillage spécialement destiné à l'utilisation d'enzymes libres, immobilisées ou liées à un support, p.ex. appareils contenant un lit fluidisé d'enzymes immobilisées
C12P 19/14 - Préparation de composés contenant des radicaux saccharide préparés par action d'une carbohydrase, p.ex. par action de l'alpha-amylase
Biomass feedstocks (e.g., plant biomass, animal biomass, and municipal waste biomass) are processed to produce useful products, such as fuels. For example, systems are described that can convert feedstock materials to a sugar solution, which can then be chemically converted to furfural and furfural-derived products.
Biomass (e.g., plant biomass, animal biomass, and municipal waste biomass) is processed to produce a carbohydrate solution that can be used in a fuel cell, e.g., a direct glucose fuel cell.
C12P 7/10 - Ethanol en tant que produit chimique et non en tant que boisson alcoolique préparé comme sous-produit, ou préparé à partir d'un substrat constitué par des déchets ou par des matières cellulosiques d'un substrat constitué par des matières cellulosiques
C12P 19/14 - Préparation de composés contenant des radicaux saccharide préparés par action d'une carbohydrase, p.ex. par action de l'alpha-amylase
Provided herein are methods for processing biomass materials that are disposed in one or more structures or carriers, e.g., a bag, a shell, a net, a membrane, a mesh or any combination of these. Containing the material in this manner allows it to be readily added or removed at any point and in any sequence during processing.
C12P 7/10 - Ethanol en tant que produit chimique et non en tant que boisson alcoolique préparé comme sous-produit, ou préparé à partir d'un substrat constitué par des déchets ou par des matières cellulosiques d'un substrat constitué par des matières cellulosiques
C12P 19/14 - Préparation de composés contenant des radicaux saccharide préparés par action d'une carbohydrase, p.ex. par action de l'alpha-amylase
C12M 1/00 - Appareillage pour l'enzymologie ou la microbiologie
Provided herein are methods of increasing the efficiency of biomass saccharification. In particular, the methods include ways of avoiding feedback inhibition during the production of useful products.
Methods are disclosed which use an entity-based investment architecture to finance, in part or in whole, one or a series of projects of a parent company (or its Affiliates) to exploit a company's Protected Technologies, together with operational and administrative tools and machines to manage the investment architecture and related operations. These methods generally tend to reduce the likelihood of diluting the ownership interest of existing equity holders of the parent company or an Affiliate of the parent, as well as the likelihood of needing to separately raise investment funds for each individual project.
Biomass feedstocks (e.g., plant biomass, animal biomass, and municipal waste biomass) are processed to produce useful products, such as fuels. For example, systems are described that can convert feedstock materials to a sugar solution, which can then be fermented to produce a product such as a biofuel.
C12P 7/10 - Ethanol en tant que produit chimique et non en tant que boisson alcoolique préparé comme sous-produit, ou préparé à partir d'un substrat constitué par des déchets ou par des matières cellulosiques d'un substrat constitué par des matières cellulosiques
C13K 1/02 - Glucose; Sirops glucosés obtenus par saccharification de matières cellulosiques
C08H 8/00 - Composés macromoléculaires dérivés de matériaux lignocellulosiques
B01F 7/00 - Mélangeurs à agitateurs tournant dans des récipients fixes; Pétrins
C08J 3/00 - Procédés pour le traitement de substances macromoléculaires ou la formation de mélanges
Methods of processing paper feedstocks are provided, as well as intermediates and products made using such methods. Certain types of paper feedstocks, in particular highly pigmented papers, and/or highly loaded papers such as paper that has been color printed, e.g., magazines, and high basis weight coated papers, e.g., magazine stock, are utilized to produce useful intermediates and products, such as energy, fuels, foods or materials.
C12P 7/10 - Ethanol en tant que produit chimique et non en tant que boisson alcoolique préparé comme sous-produit, ou préparé à partir d'un substrat constitué par des déchets ou par des matières cellulosiques d'un substrat constitué par des matières cellulosiques
Feedstocks, obtained at least in part from a plant material that has been modified with respect to its wild type, are processed to produce useful intermediates and products, such as energy, fuels, foods or materials. For example, systems are described that can treat such feedstock materials, e.g., to reduce the recalcitrance of the feedstock, and use the treated feedstock materials to produce an intermediate or product, e.g., by saccharification and/or fermentation.
C12P 7/10 - Ethanol en tant que produit chimique et non en tant que boisson alcoolique préparé comme sous-produit, ou préparé à partir d'un substrat constitué par des déchets ou par des matières cellulosiques d'un substrat constitué par des matières cellulosiques
Methods of manufacturing fuels are provided. These methods use often difficult to process lignocellulosic materials, for example crop residues and grasses. The methods can be readily practiced on a commercial scale in an economically viable manner, in some cases using as feedstocks materials that would otherwise be discarded as waste.
C12P 7/10 - Ethanol en tant que produit chimique et non en tant que boisson alcoolique préparé comme sous-produit, ou préparé à partir d'un substrat constitué par des déchets ou par des matières cellulosiques d'un substrat constitué par des matières cellulosiques
Biomass (e.g., plant biomass, animal biomass, and municipal waste biomass) is processed to produce useful intermediates and products, such as energy, fuels, foods or materials. For example, methods are described that can use feedstock materials, such as cellulosic and/or lignocellulosic materials, to produce an intermediate or product, e.g., by fermentation.
C12P 7/10 - Ethanol en tant que produit chimique et non en tant que boisson alcoolique préparé comme sous-produit, ou préparé à partir d'un substrat constitué par des déchets ou par des matières cellulosiques d'un substrat constitué par des matières cellulosiques
Methods of processing chemicals change their structure, and in particular increase their solubility and/or rate of dissolution, for intermediates and products made from the structurally changed materials. Many of the methods provide materials that can be more readily utilized in reactions or other processes to produce useful intermediates and products, e.g., energy, fuels, foods or materials. Chemicals that are treated using the processes described herein can be used to form highly concentrated solutions. Treatment can change the functionality of the chemical, and thus the polarity of the chemical, which may render the treated chemical soluble in solvents in which the untreated chemical is insoluble or only sparingly or partially soluble. Methods may in some cases increase the solubility of the chemical in water or aqueous media. The chemical may be, for example, a solid, liquid, or gel, or mixtures thereof.
Biomass (e.g., plant biomass, animal biomass, and municipal waste biomass) is processed to produce useful intermediates and products, such as energy, fuels, foods or materials. For example, systems are described that can use feedstock materials, such as cellulosic and/or lignocellulosic materials, to produce an intermediate or product, e.g., by fermentation.
B32B 21/10 - Produits stratifiés composés essentiellement de bois, p.ex. une planche de bois, une feuille de placage, une feuille de bois aggloméré adjacent à une couche fibreuse ou filamenteuse
C08B 1/00 - Traitement préparatoire de la cellulose pour l'obtention de dérivés cellulosiques
D04H 1/00 - Non-tissés formés uniquement ou principalement de fibres coupées ou autres fibres similaires relativement courtes
Biomass (e.g., plant biomass, animal biomass, and municipal waste biomass) is processed to produce useful intermediates and products, such as energy, fuels, foods or materials. For example, systems are described that can use feedstock materials, such as cellulosic and/or lignocellulosic materials, to produce an intermediate or product, e.g., by fermentation.
B21B 1/00 - Méthodes de laminage ou laminoirs pour la fabrication des produits semi-finis de section pleine ou de profilés; Séquence des opérations dans les trains de laminoirs; Installation d'une usine de laminage, p.ex. groupement de cages; Succession des passes ou des alternances de passes
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METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SACCHARIFYING AND FERMENTING A BIOMASS FEEDSTOCK
Biomass feedstocks (e.g., plant biomass, animal biomass, and municipal waste biomass) are processed to produce useful products, such as fuels. For example, systems are described that can convert feedstock materials to a sugar solution, which can then be fermented to produce ethanol. Biomass feedstock is saccharified in a vessel by operation of a jet mixer, the vessel also containing a liquid medium and a saccharifying agent.
C12M 1/00 - Appareillage pour l'enzymologie ou la microbiologie
C12P 7/06 - Ethanol en tant que produit chimique et non en tant que boisson alcoolique
C12P 7/10 - Ethanol en tant que produit chimique et non en tant que boisson alcoolique préparé comme sous-produit, ou préparé à partir d'un substrat constitué par des déchets ou par des matières cellulosiques d'un substrat constitué par des matières cellulosiques
C12P 7/14 - Fermentation en plusieurs étapes; Fermentation avec différents types de micro-organismes ou avec réemploi de micro-organismes
Biomass feedstocks (e.g., plant biomass, animal biomass, and municipal waste biomass) are processed to produce useful products, such as fuels. For example, systems are described that can convert feedstock materials to a sugar solution, which can then be fermented to produce ethanol. Biomass feedstock is dispersed in a liquid medium and then saccharified.
Edible residues of ethanol production, e.g., distillers grains and solubles, are produced that are low in, or substantially free from, antibiotic residues. Antibiotics or bacteria present in edible residues resulting from ethanol production are inactivated by irradiating the edible residues.
A23K 1/06 - à partir des résidus de distillation ou de brasserie
C12P 7/10 - Ethanol en tant que produit chimique et non en tant que boisson alcoolique préparé comme sous-produit, ou préparé à partir d'un substrat constitué par des déchets ou par des matières cellulosiques d'un substrat constitué par des matières cellulosiques
Methods of marking paper products and marked paper products are provided. Some methods include irradiating the paper product to alter the functionalization of the paper.
Functionalized substrate materials, for example inorganic particles and/or synthetic polymeric particles, are used to enhance bioprocesses such as saccharification and fermentation.
Hydrocarbon-containing feedstocks are processed to produce useful intermediates or products, such as fuels. For example, systems are described that can process a petroleum-containing feedstock, such as oil sands, oil shale, tar sands, and other naturally-occurring and synthetic materials that include both hydrocarbon components and solid matter, to obtain a useful intermediate or product.
Biomass (e.g., plant biomass, animal biomass, and municipal waste biomass) is processed for use in the production of useful products, such as fuels. For example, systems can use biomass materials, such as cellulosic and/or lignocellulosic materials, to enhance the production of a product, e.g., the production of ethanol and/or butanol by fermentation.
C12P 7/06 - Ethanol en tant que produit chimique et non en tant que boisson alcoolique
C12P 7/10 - Ethanol en tant que produit chimique et non en tant que boisson alcoolique préparé comme sous-produit, ou préparé à partir d'un substrat constitué par des déchets ou par des matières cellulosiques d'un substrat constitué par des matières cellulosiques
Biomass feedstocks (e.g., plant biomass, animal biomass, and municipal waste biomass) are processed to produce useful products, such as fuels. For example, systems are described that can convert feedstock materials to a sugar solution, which can then be fermented to produce ethanol. Biomass feedstock is saccharified in a vessel by operation of a jet mixer, the vessel also containing a fluid medium and a saccharifying agent.
C12M 1/02 - Appareillage pour l'enzymologie ou la microbiologie avec des moyens d'échange de chaleur
C12P 7/08 - Ethanol en tant que produit chimique et non en tant que boisson alcoolique préparé comme sous-produit, ou préparé à partir d'un substrat constitué par des déchets ou par des matières cellulosiques
C13K 1/02 - Glucose; Sirops glucosés obtenus par saccharification de matières cellulosiques
C12P 7/10 - Ethanol en tant que produit chimique et non en tant que boisson alcoolique préparé comme sous-produit, ou préparé à partir d'un substrat constitué par des déchets ou par des matières cellulosiques d'un substrat constitué par des matières cellulosiques
Bioreactors are provided that include a vessel and a jet mixer disposed in the vessel. Methods that utilize the bioreactors are provided, involving placing a microorganism or cells and a fluid medium in the bioreactor.
Biomass feedstocks (e.g., plant biomass, animal biomass, and municipal waste biomass) are processed to produce useful products, such as fuels. For example, systems are described that can use feedstock materials, such as cellulosic and/or lignocellulosic materials and/or starchy materials, to produce a product or intermediate, e.g., energy, a food, a fuel, or a material.
C12P 7/10 - Ethanol en tant que produit chimique et non en tant que boisson alcoolique préparé comme sous-produit, ou préparé à partir d'un substrat constitué par des déchets ou par des matières cellulosiques d'un substrat constitué par des matières cellulosiques
B01J 19/08 - Procédés utilisant l'application directe de l'énergie ondulatoire ou électrique, ou un rayonnement particulaire; Appareils à cet usage
C08B 1/00 - Traitement préparatoire de la cellulose pour l'obtention de dérivés cellulosiques
D21B 1/02 - Traitement préalable des matières premières par des moyens chimiques ou physiques
C08H 8/00 - Composés macromoléculaires dérivés de matériaux lignocellulosiques
C12P 7/40 - Préparation de composés organiques contenant de l'oxygène contenant un groupe carboxyle
Biomass feedstocks (e.g., plant biomass, animal biomass, and municipal waste biomass) are processed to produce useful products, such as fuels. For example, systems are described that can convert feedstock materials to a sugar solution, which can then be fermented to produce ethanol.
C12P 7/10 - Ethanol en tant que produit chimique et non en tant que boisson alcoolique préparé comme sous-produit, ou préparé à partir d'un substrat constitué par des déchets ou par des matières cellulosiques d'un substrat constitué par des matières cellulosiques
C12P 7/04 - Préparation de composés organiques contenant de l'oxygène contenant un groupe hydroxyle acycliques
C12P 19/14 - Préparation de composés contenant des radicaux saccharide préparés par action d'une carbohydrase, p.ex. par action de l'alpha-amylase
C13K 1/02 - Glucose; Sirops glucosés obtenus par saccharification de matières cellulosiques
C13K 13/00 - Sucres non prévus ailleurs dans la présente classe
D21B 1/02 - Traitement préalable des matières premières par des moyens chimiques ou physiques
D21C 1/10 - Méthodes physiques pour faciliter l'imprégnation
Carbon-containing materials, such as biomass (e.g., plant biomass, animal biomass, and municipal waste biomass) or coal are processed to produce useful products, such as fuels. For example, systems are described that can use feedstock materials, such as cellulosic and/or lignocellulosic materials and/or starchy materials, to produce ethanol.
C12P 7/04 - Préparation de composés organiques contenant de l'oxygène contenant un groupe hydroxyle acycliques
C12P 7/10 - Ethanol en tant que produit chimique et non en tant que boisson alcoolique préparé comme sous-produit, ou préparé à partir d'un substrat constitué par des déchets ou par des matières cellulosiques d'un substrat constitué par des matières cellulosiques
C12P 19/14 - Préparation de composés contenant des radicaux saccharide préparés par action d'une carbohydrase, p.ex. par action de l'alpha-amylase
Carbon-containing materials, such as biomass (e.g., plant biomass, animal biomass, and municipal waste biomass) or coal are processed to produce useful products, such as fuels, carboxylic acids and equivalents thereof (e.g., esters and salts). For example, systems are described that can use feedstock materials, such as cellulosic and/or lignocellulosic materials and/or starchy materials, to produce ethanol, butanol or organic acids (e.g., acetic or lactic acid), salts of organic acids or mixtures thereof. If desired, organic acids can be converted into alcohols, such as by first converting the acid, salt or mixtures of the acid and its salt to an ester, and then hydrogenating the formed ester. Acetogens or homoacetogens which are capable of utilizing a syngas from a thermochemical conversion of coal or biomass can be utilized to produce the desired product.
C12P 7/00 - Préparation de composés organiques contenant de l'oxygène
C10L 3/10 - Post-traitement de gaz naturel ou de gaz naturel de synthèse
C10J 1/00 - Production de gaz combustibles par carburation de l'air ou d'autres gaz
C10J 3/00 - Production de gaz contenant de l'oxyde de carbone et de l'hydrogène, p.ex. du gaz de synthèse ou du gaz de ville, à partir de matières carbonées solides par des procédés d'oxydation partielle faisant intervenir de l'oxygène ou de la vapeur
Biomass (e.g., plant biomass, animal biomass, and municipal waste biomass) is processed to produce useful products, such as fuels. For example, systems are described that can use feedstock materials, such as cellulosic and/or lignocellulosic materials and/or starchy materials, to produce ethanol and/or butanol, e.g., by fermentation.
C08L 97/02 - Matériau lignocellulosique, p.ex. bois, paille ou bagasse
C08H 8/00 - Composés macromoléculaires dérivés de matériaux lignocellulosiques
C12P 7/10 - Ethanol en tant que produit chimique et non en tant que boisson alcoolique préparé comme sous-produit, ou préparé à partir d'un substrat constitué par des déchets ou par des matières cellulosiques d'un substrat constitué par des matières cellulosiques
C12P 19/04 - Polysaccharides, c. à d. composés contenant plus de cinq radicaux saccharide reliés entre eux par des liaisons glucosidiques
Biomass (e.g., plant biomass, animal biomass, and municipal waste biomass) is processed to produce useful products, such as fuels. For example, systems are described that can use feedstock materials, such as cellulosic and/or lignocellulosic materials and/or starchy materials, to produce ethanol and/or butanol, e.g., by fermentation. Hydrocarbon-containing materials are also used as feedstocks.
C10L 1/32 - Combustibles carbonés liquides consistant en suspensions charbon-huile ou émulsions aqueuses
C12P 7/08 - Ethanol en tant que produit chimique et non en tant que boisson alcoolique préparé comme sous-produit, ou préparé à partir d'un substrat constitué par des déchets ou par des matières cellulosiques
C12P 7/10 - Ethanol en tant que produit chimique et non en tant que boisson alcoolique préparé comme sous-produit, ou préparé à partir d'un substrat constitué par des déchets ou par des matières cellulosiques d'un substrat constitué par des matières cellulosiques
B09B 3/00 - Destruction de déchets solides ou transformation de déchets solides en quelque chose d'utile ou d'inoffensif
Systems and methods for cooling and processing materials are disclosed. A starting material is embrittled by e.g. cooling, in order to obtain fuels from e.g. biomass or other products.
C10L 5/44 - Combustibles solides à base essentielle de matières d'origine non minérale de matières végétales
C12P 7/10 - Ethanol en tant que produit chimique et non en tant que boisson alcoolique préparé comme sous-produit, ou préparé à partir d'un substrat constitué par des déchets ou par des matières cellulosiques d'un substrat constitué par des matières cellulosiques
Materials such as biomass (e.g., plant biomass, animal biomass, and municipal waste biomass) and hydrocarbon-containing materials are processed to produce useful products, such as fuels. For example, systems are described that can use feedstock materials, such as cellulosic and/or lignocellulosic materials and/or starchy materials, or oil sands, oil shale, tar sands, bitumen, and coal to produce altered materials such as fuels (e.g., ethanol and/or butanol). The processing includes exposing the materials to an ion beam.
Systems and methods that include providing, e.g., obtaining or preparing, a material that includes a hydrocarbon carried by an inorganic substrate, and exposing the material to a plurality of energetic particles, such as accelerated charged particles, such as electrons or ions.
C10G 1/00 - Production de mélanges liquides d'hydrocarbures à partir de schiste bitumineux, de sable pétrolifère ou de matières carbonées solides non fusibles ou similaires, p.ex. bois, charbon
C10G 15/08 - Craquage des huiles d'hydrocarbures par des moyens électriques, par des vibrations électromagnétiques ou mécaniques, par des radiations particulaires ou avec des gaz surchauffés dans des arcs électriques par des moyens électriques ou par des vibrations électromagnétiques ou mécaniques
C10G 15/10 - Craquage des huiles d'hydrocarbures par des moyens électriques, par des vibrations électromagnétiques ou mécaniques, par des radiations particulaires ou avec des gaz surchauffés dans des arcs électriques par des radiations particulaires
E21B 43/24 - Procédés de récupération assistée pour l'extraction d'hydrocarbures utilisant la chaleur, p.ex. injection de vapeur
75.
CELLULOSIC AND LIGNOCELLULOSIC STRUCTURAL MATERIALS AND METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MANUFACTURING SUCH MATERIALS BY IRRADIATION
Biomass (e.g., plant biomass, animal biomass, and municipal waste biomass) is processed to produce useful products, such as fuels. For example, systems can use feedstock materials, such as cellulosic and/or lignocellulosic materials and/or starchy or sugary materials, to produce ethanol and/or butanol, e.g., by fermentation.
C12P 7/10 - Ethanol en tant que produit chimique et non en tant que boisson alcoolique préparé comme sous-produit, ou préparé à partir d'un substrat constitué par des déchets ou par des matières cellulosiques d'un substrat constitué par des matières cellulosiques
C12P 5/02 - Préparation des hydrocarbures acycliques
C12P 7/06 - Ethanol en tant que produit chimique et non en tant que boisson alcoolique
Methods of treating wood and wood products include irradiating untreated wood having a first molecular weight with ionizing radiation to cause an increase in the molecular weight of a cellulosic component of the wood to a second, relatively higher molecular weight.
B05D 7/06 - Procédés, autres que le flocage, spécialement adaptés pour appliquer des liquides ou d'autres matériaux fluides, à des surfaces particulières, ou pour appliquer des liquides ou d'autres matériaux fluides particuliers à du bois
B05D 3/06 - Traitement préalable des surfaces sur lesquelles des liquides ou d'autres matériaux fluides doivent être appliqués; Traitement ultérieur des revêtements appliqués, p.ex. traitement intermédiaire d'un revêtement déjà appliqué, pour préparer les applications ultérieures de liquides ou d'autres matériaux fluides par exposition à des rayonnements
B05D 3/00 - Traitement préalable des surfaces sur lesquelles des liquides ou d'autres matériaux fluides doivent être appliqués; Traitement ultérieur des revêtements appliqués, p.ex. traitement intermédiaire d'un revêtement déjà appliqué, pour préparer les applications ultérieures de liquides ou d'autres matériaux fluides
B32B 21/14 - Produits stratifiés composés essentiellement de bois, p.ex. une planche de bois, une feuille de placage, une feuille de bois aggloméré comprenant une planche de bois ou une feuille de bois de placage
Irradiated lignocellulosic or cellulosic materials are provided which contain carboxylic acid groups and/or other functional groups not present in a naturally occurring cellulosic or lignocellulosic material from which the irradiated material was obtained
Biomass (e.g., plant biomass, animal biomass, and municipal waste biomass) is processed to produce useful products, such as fuels. For example, systems can use feedstock materials, such as cellulosic and/or lignocellulosic materials and/or starchy materials, to produce ethanol and/or butanol, e.g., by fermentation.
C10G 3/00 - Production de mélanges liquides d'hydrocarbures à partir de matières organiques contenant de l'oxygène, p.ex. huiles, acides gras
C10G 11/00 - Craquage catalytique, en l'absence d'hydrogène, des huiles d'hydrocarbures
C10G 15/10 - Craquage des huiles d'hydrocarbures par des moyens électriques, par des vibrations électromagnétiques ou mécaniques, par des radiations particulaires ou avec des gaz surchauffés dans des arcs électriques par des radiations particulaires
C10G 47/00 - Craquage des huiles d'hydrocarbures, en présence d'hydrogène ou de composés donneurs d'hydrogène, pour obtenir des fractions à point d'ébullition inférieur
C10L 1/04 - Combustibles carbonés liquides à base essentielle de mélanges d'hydrocarbures
B01J 19/08 - Procédés utilisant l'application directe de l'énergie ondulatoire ou électrique, ou un rayonnement particulaire; Appareils à cet usage
C08B 15/04 - Carboxycellulose, p.ex. préparée par oxydation avec du peroxyde d'azote
C08B 15/06 - Dérivés contenant des éléments autres que carbone, hydrogène, oxygène, halogènes ou soufre contenant de l'azote
C08J 11/16 - Récupération ou traitement des résidus des polymères par coupure des chaînes moléculaires des polymères ou rupture des liaisons de réticulation par voie chimique, p.ex. dévulcanisation par traitement avec une substance inorganique
C10L 5/44 - Combustibles solides à base essentielle de matières d'origine non minérale de matières végétales
D21C 3/02 - Réduction en pâte des matières contenant de la cellulose avec des bases inorganiques ou des composés à réaction alcaline, p.ex. procédés au sulfate
80.
TEXTILES AND METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PRODUCING TEXTILES
Textiles are provided that include fibrous cellulosic materials having an α-cellulose content of less than about 93 %, the fibrous materials being spun, woven, knitted, or entangled. The fibrous cellulosic materials can be irradiated with a dose of ionizing radiation that is sufficient to increase the molecular weight of the cellulosic materials without causing significant depolymerization of the cellulosic materials. Methods of treating textiles that include irradiating the textiles are also provided.
D03D 15/00 - Tissus caractérisés par la matière, la structure ou les propriétés des fibres, des filaments, des filés, des fils ou des autres éléments utilisés en chaîne ou en trame
D06M 14/22 - Polymérisation par greffage de monomères, contenant des liaisons non saturées carbone-carbone, sur des fibres, fils, filés, tissus ou articles fibreux faits de ces matières par énergie ondulatoire ou rayonnement corpusculaire sur des matières d'origine naturelle d'origine végétale, p.ex. cellulose ou ses dérivés
D04H 1/42 - Non-tissés formés uniquement ou principalement de fibres coupées ou autres fibres similaires relativement courtes à partir de voiles ou couches composés de fibres ne possédant pas des propriétés cohésives réelles ou potentielles caractérisés par l'emploi de certaines sortes de fibres dans la mesure où cet emploi n'a pas d'influence prépondérante sur la consolidation du voile
D04B 1/14 - Autres tricots ou articles caractérisés principalement par l'emploi de matières spéciales pour le fil
81.
PAPER PRODUCTS AND METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MANUFACTURING SUCH PRODUCTS
Methods of producing cellulosic or lignocellulosic materials for use in papermaking include treating a cellulosic or lignocellulosic dry feedstock having a first average molecular weight with ionizing radiation, and controlling the dose of ionizing radiation such that the average molecular weight of the feedstock is reduced to a predetermined level. A method of producing an irradiated paper product includes treating a paper product including a first carbohydrate-containing material having a first molecular weight with ionizing radiation, and controlling the dose of ionizing radiation so as to provide an irradiated paper product with a second carbohydrate-containing material having a second molecular weight higher than the first molecular weight. Pulp and paper products are produced.
D21B 1/06 - Matières premières fibreuses ou leur traitement mécanique par division des matières premières en petites particules, p.ex. fibres par procédés à sec
D21C 1/00 - Traitement préalable des matériaux finement divisés avant la cuisson
D21F 5/00 - Section de séchage des machines à fabriquer des feuilles continues de papier
Biomass (e.g., plant biomass, animal biomass, microbial, and municipal waste biomass) is processed to produce useful products, such as food products and amino acids.
Biomass (e.g., plant biomass, animal biomass, and municipal waste biomass) is processed to produce useful products, such as fuels. For example, systems can use feedstock materials, such as cellulosic and/or lignocellulosic materials, to produce ethanol and/or butanol, e.g., by fermentation.
C07H 3/00 - Composés contenant uniquement des atomes d'hydrogène et des radicaux saccharide, ces radicaux ne comportant que des atomes de carbone, d'hydrogène et d'oxygène
The efficient production of ethanol from low-cost biomass (e.g., corn, sugar beets, sugar cane, switchgrass and/or paper) has become increasingly important in making ethanol competitive with gasoline and decreasing the United States' dependence on foreign oil. For example, to reduce the cost of transporting biomass to ethanol production facilities, mobile systems for producing ethanol from biomass are provided. Also provided are small-scale ethanol production facilities. For example, instead of transporting biomass to the production facility, the facility is transported to the biomass or is located nearby the source of the biomass. The ethanol production facilities or components thereof may be transported via land, water, or air. Production of other products, such as hydrocarbons, natural gas, hydrogen gas, plastics, polymers, and proteins, can also be made by the methods and facilities. Any product described herein can be made in finished form or un-finished form and moved, e.g., to a fixed facility, e.g., fixed production facility.
C12P 7/06 - Ethanol en tant que produit chimique et non en tant que boisson alcoolique
C12P 7/10 - Ethanol en tant que produit chimique et non en tant que boisson alcoolique préparé comme sous-produit, ou préparé à partir d'un substrat constitué par des déchets ou par des matières cellulosiques d'un substrat constitué par des matières cellulosiques
This invention relates to the fibrous mate꧀als, methods of making fibrous materials, compositions that include fibrous materials and a resin, or compositions that included the fibrous materials and bacteria and/or enzymes In addition, the use of the fibrous materials compositions are disclosed. For example, the fibrous materials can be operated on by a microorganism to produce a fuel compnsing hydrogen, an alcohol such as ethanol, an organic acid and/or hydrocarbon
Methods of making fibrous materials are disclosed that include shearing a fiber source to provide a first fibrous material, and passing the first fibrous material through a first screen. Also, composites are disclosed that includes a fibrous material, a resin and a dye.
B02C 18/14 - Désagrégation par couteaux ou autres organes coupants ou déchirants qui transforment le matériau en fragments; Hachoirs ou appareils similaires utilisant des vis ou analogue à couteaux rotatifs à l'intérieur de récipients horizontaux
B02C 18/00 - Désagrégation par couteaux ou autres organes coupants ou déchirants qui transforment le matériau en fragments; Hachoirs ou appareils similaires utilisant des vis ou analogue
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