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US 2021/0230649 A1Published application
Production of Carbon-Based Compounds from Cellulosic Feedstock Fermentation
AssigneeMetropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago
InventorKamlesh Patel
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Abstract
Provided herein are methods of producing carbon-based compounds from the fermentation of cellulosic feedstocks. In certain embodiments, the cellulosic feedstock and/or source of the cellulosic feedstock is grass, guar gum, leaves, cattails, and/or phragmites.
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A method of producing a volatile fatty acid, the method comprising fermenting a cellulosic feedstock present in a fermentation solution, the fermentation solution comprising:
- cellulolytic microorganisms;
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- the cellulosic feedstock,
- wherein the cellulosic feedstock comprises grass, leaves, phragmites, cattails, guar gum, or a combination thereof, and wherein the fermentation of the cellulosic feedstock generates volatile fatty acids,
- optionally, wherein the cellulosic feedstock comprises grass or guar gum.
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