Process for the treatment of lignocellulosic biomass

Details Process for the treatment of lignocellulosic biomass Process for the treatment of lignocellulosic biomass

2011-03-29

2011-03-29

Lilling, Herbert J. (Department: 1657)

Chemistry: molecular biology and microbiology

Micro-organism, tissue cell culture or enzyme using process...

Preparing compound containing saccharide radical

C435S100000, C435S101000, C435S165000, C435S277000, C426S069000, C127S037000, C422S148000

Reexamination Certificate

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07915017

ABSTRACT:
A process for the treatment of biomass to render structural carbohydrates more accessible and/or digestible using concentrated ammonium hydroxide with or without anhydrous ammonia addition, is described. The process preferably uses steam to strip ammonia from the biomass for recycling. The process yields of monosaccharides from the structural carbohydrates are good, particularly as measured by the enzymatic hydrolysis of the structural carbohydrates. The monosaccharides are used as animal feeds and energy sources for ethanol production.

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