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US 2014/0273139 A1Published application
Direct Fermentation of Biomass to Fuel Precursors
AssigneeInnovative Metabolism Inc.
InventorAnthony A. Ferrante
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Abstract
Featured herein are mixed solvent fermentation processes for efficiently generating sulfur-free fuels from low-cost raw materials.
Claims20
A mixed solvent fermentation process comprising the steps of:
- (a) culturing lignocellulosic biomass with wood-rot fungi of the phylum Basidiomycota in an appropriate bioreactor and under appropriate aerobic conditions for an appropriate amount of time to establish growth;
- and (b) converting the bioreactor to anaerobic conditions to produce a vapor phase containing volatile solvents.
A mixed solvent fermentation process comprising the steps of:
- (a) culturing lignocellulosic biomass with wood-rot fungi of the phylum Basidiomycota in an appropriate bioreactor and under appropriate aerobic conditions for an appropriate amount of time to establish growth;
- and (b) introducing into the bioreactor an appropriate amount of a metabolic inhibitor to produce a vapor phase containing volatile solvents.
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