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- Patent Title: Apparatus and process for treating biomass for on-site production of cellulolytic enzymes and method of using the enzymes to manufacture fuels and chemicals
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Application No.: US17697703Application Date: 2022-03-17
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Publication No.: US11542532B2Publication Date: 2023-01-03
- Inventor: Edwin R. Lehrburger , Dhrubojyoti D. Laskar , Zhihua Jiang , Jing Li , Harry Cullinan , Yoon Y. Lee
- Applicant: Auburn University , PureVision Technology LLC
- Applicant Address: US AL Auburn; US CO Fort Lupton
- Assignee: Auburn University,PureVision Technology LLC
- Current Assignee: Auburn University,PureVision Technology LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US AL Auburn; US CO Fort Lupton
- Agency: DeWitt LLP
- Agent Christopher M. Scherer; Joseph T. Leone
- Main IPC: C12P7/10
- IPC: C12P7/10 ; C13K1/02 ; C12P19/02 ; C12P19/14 ; C08B37/00 ; C13K13/00 ; C08H8/00

Abstract:
An integrated process and corresponding apparatus that produces a relatively clean, delignified cellulose product from lignocellulosic biomass. The method includes treating a portion of the delignified cellulose itself as a substrate to produce on-site cellulolytic enzymes, including further treating the remaining delignified cellulose with the resulting cellulolytic enzymes for in situ enzymatic hydrolysis. The process and apparatus are useful to produce fermentable sugars for cost-effective manufacturing of fermentable sugars, fuels, bioproducts and chemicals.
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