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US 10,752,878 B2Granted
Sugar mixtures and methods for production and use thereof
AssigneeVirdia, Inc.
InventorsAharon Meir Eyal, Robert P. Jansen, Revital Mali, Asher Vitner
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Abstract
A sugar mixture comprising: monosaccharides; oligosaccharides in a ratio≥0.06 to total saccharides; disaccharides in a ratio to total saccharides≥0.05; pentose in a ratio to total saccharides≥0.05; at least one alpha-bonded di-glucose; and at least one beta-bonded di-glucose. Also disclosed are methods to make and/or use such mixtures.
Claims19
A method comprising:
- (a) hydrolyzing a lignocellulosic material in a medium containing a mineral acid to form a hydrolyzate;
- (b) de-acidifying the hydrolyzate to form a de-acidified hydrolyzate comprising:
- monosaccharides;
- a ratio of higher oligosaccharides to total saccharides of≤0.2 weight/weight;
- a ratio of pentose to total saccharides of≥0.05 weight/weight;
- at least one alpha-bonded di-glucose;
- at least one beta-bonded di-glucose;
- and
- a ratio of mineral acid to total saccharides of≤0.03 weight/weight.
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