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US 8,198,057 B2Granted
Ethanol production by fermentation of chinese tallow tree
AssigneeAlternative Green Technologies, LLC
InventorRandall Padgett
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Abstract
A method for producing ethanol by fermentation includes the preparation of a starter culture, inoculation of a mash with the starter culture, fermentation of the mash, and recovery of ethanol from the mash. The starter culture includes a tallow base with Chinese tallow tree parts and water which are inoculated with micro-organisms, where the micro-organisms include yeast. The micro-organisms are grown in the tallow base, and used to inoculate the mash. The mash is then fermented, and ethanol is recovered from the mash.
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A method of producing ethanol comprising:
- a) preparing a starter culture, where preparation of the starter culture comprises;
- a1) providing a tallow base comprising Chinese tallow tree parts and water;
- a2) inoculating the tallow base with a microorganism, where the microorganism comprises yeast;
- a3) growing the microorganism in the tallow base in a growth phase;
- b) providing a mash, where the mash comprises water and an organic material, and where the organic material is primarily an organic material other than Chinese tallow tree;
- c) inoculating the mash with the starter culture;
- d) fermenting the mash;
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- e) recovering ethanol from the mash.
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