Liquefaction process
AssigneeNovozymes North America, Inc.
InventorsSwapnil Bhargava, Malcolm Johal
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a process of liquefying starch-containing material, with a bacterial alpha-amylase at a temperature in the range from 65-75° C. for 1 to 2 hours. The invention also relates to a process of producing a fermentation product, preferably ethanol, using the liquefaction process of the invention.
Claims21
1-17. (canceled)
A process of liquefying starch-containing material, wherein the process comprises treating starch-containing material with a bacterial alpha-amylase at a temperature in the range from 65-75° C. for 1 to 2 hours.
The process according to 29, wherein the fermentation product is ethanol.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.