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US 2019/0161773 A1Published application
Bacteria based cellulosic ethanol fermentation process
OwnerTavis Reedinventor
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Abstract
A process for the creation of ethanol from cellulosic materials using the bacteria Cellulomonas sp. and aerobic Zymomonas mobilis in the same medium under the same conditions to breakdown cellulosic materials into glucose and to ferment that glucose into ethanol and three significant byproducts, glycerol, acetic acid, and lactic acid.
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A process for the production of ethanol and other fermentation products from cellulosic materials comprising:
- fermenting cellulose in a fermentation medium containing both the bacteria Cellulomonas sp. and aerobic Zymomonas mobilis.
A process for the production of ethanol and other fermentation products from cellulosic materials comprising:
- fermenting cellulose in water based fermentation medium containing yeast extract and both the bacteria Cellulomonas sp. and aerobic Zymomonas mobile, where the amount of cellulose processed as a weight/volume percentage of water used is about 0.5%, and the weight ratio of cellulose to yeast extract in the fermentation media is about 1:2.
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