Enhancement of Enzymatic Hydrolysis of Pre-treated Biomass by Added Chitosan
AssigneeNovozymes North America, Inc.
InventorsXin Li, Ye Chen
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Abstract
A process for producing a fermentation product from a lignocellulose-containing material includes pre-treating the lignocellulose-containing material; introducing chitosan or a chitosan-like polymer to the pre-treated lignocellulose-containing material; exposing the pre-treated lignocellulose-containing material to an effective amount of a hydrolyzing enzyme; and fermenting with a fermenting organism to produce a fermentation product.
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1-19. (canceled)
A process for producing a fermentation product from a lignocellulose-containing material, comprising:
- (a) pre-treating the lignocellulose-containing material;
- (b) introducing chitosan or a chitosan-like polymer to the pre-treated lignocellulose-containing material;
- (c) hydrolyzing the lignocellulose-containing material obtained in step (b) with a hydrolyzing enzyme;
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- (d) fermenting with a fermenting organism to produce a fermentation product.
A fermentation product made according to a process comprising:
- (a) pre-treating the lignocellulose-containing material;
- (b) introducing chitosan or a chitosan-like polymer to the pre-treated lignocellulose-containing material;
- (c) exposing the pre-treated lignocellulose-containing material to an effective amount of a hydrolyzing enzyme;
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- (d) adding a fermenting organism to produce a fermentation product.
A mixture comprising:
- (a) a lignocellulose-containing material;
- (b) chitosan or a chitosan-like polymer;
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- (c) a hydrolyzing enzyme.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.