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US 2010/0143998 A1Published application
Systems and methods for producing biofuels and related materials
OwnerSusan Leschine, Thomas A. Warnickinventors
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Abstract
Clostridium phytofermentans cells (American Type Culture Collection 700394T) and all other strains of the species can ferment materials such as biomass into useful products and coproducts, such as ethanol, hydrogen and organic acids. Compositions that include Clostridium phytofermentans are also disclosed.
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A method of making a fuel, the method comprising:
- a. combining Clostridium phytofermentans cells and a material comprising a carbohydrate in a medium, wherein a concentration of the carbohydrate in the medium is greater than 40 mM;
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- b. fermenting the material comprising the carbohydrate under conditions and for a time sufficient to produce a fuel.
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