Fischer Esterification of Lignin-Derived Material

    公开(公告)号:US20250042834A1

    公开(公告)日:2025-02-06

    申请号:US18793609

    申请日:2024-08-02

    Applicant: SixRing Inc.

    Abstract: A method for converting a lignin-derived material into at least one esterified lignin derivative, said method comprising the steps of: providing said lignin-derived material selected from the group consisting of: lignin monomers; lignin depolymerization products; and combinations thereof; providing an acidic composition having a pH of less than 1, said acidic composition comprising: an acid selected from the group consisting of: sulfuric acid; an alkylsulfonic acid; and an arylsulfonic acid; and an alcohol selected from the group consisting of C1-C8 linear alcohol and C3-C8 branched alcohol and mixtures thereof; combining said lignin-derived material with said acidic composition into a reaction mixture; heating up said mixture to a temperature ranging from 25° C. to 120° C.; and allowing sufficient time of reaction to convert at least a portion of said lignin-derived material into said at least one esterified lignin derivative.

    PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING OF NANOCRYSTALLINE CELLULOSE (NCC)

    公开(公告)号:US20240209121A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-06-27

    申请号:US18392146

    申请日:2023-12-21

    Applicant: SixRing Inc.

    CPC classification number: C08B15/02 C08B1/00 C08L1/04

    Abstract: A process to manufacture nanocrystalline cellulose from cellulose having a low hemicellulose content, said process comprising the steps of:



    exposing said cellulose to a microemulsion composition for a first pre-determined period of time, thereby creating a soaked cellulose;
    optionally, exposing the soaked cellulose to a sonication step for a second predetermined period of time; and
    exposing the resulting mixture to a H2O2 with FeSO4 or CuSO4 under acidic conditions for a third pre-determined period causing hydrolysis of the cellulose;
    wherein the nanocrystalline cellulose will have a crystallinity index of more than 50% and an aspect ratio ranging from 10:1 length to width to 50:1 length to width.

    Temperature-controlled delignification of biomass

    公开(公告)号:US11982051B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-05-14

    申请号:US17807179

    申请日:2022-06-16

    Applicant: SixRing Inc.

    CPC classification number: D21C3/003 D21C3/04

    Abstract: A process to delignify biomass, said process comprising the steps of:



    providing a vessel;
    providing biomass comprising lignin, hemicellulose and cellulose fibers into said vessel;
    providing a aqueous acidic composition comprising a sulfuric acid component;
    providing a peroxide component;
    exposing said biomass to said sulfuric acid component and peroxide component, creating a reaction mass;
    allowing said sulfuric acid component and peroxide component to come into contact with said biomass for a period of time sufficient to a delignification reaction to occur and remove over 90 wt % of said lignin and hemicellulose from said biomass; and
    controlling the temperature of the delignification reaction to maintain it below 55° C.

    Improvements In Biomass Fermentation into Ethanol

    公开(公告)号:US20240060094A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-02-22

    申请号:US18452169

    申请日:2023-08-18

    Applicant: SixRing Inc.

    CPC classification number: C12P7/10

    Abstract: A method of obtaining ethanol from a lignocellulosic biomass comprises delignification of a lignocellulosic biomass using a modified Caro's acid. Next a solid portion of the delignification reaction mixture is recovered wherein the solid portion comprises a substantially hemicellulose-free cellulosic component which includes at most, up to 15% w/w hemicellulose. Next, the recovered solid portion of the resulting reaction mixture is exposed to an enzyme mix comprising cellulase enzymes to create a saccharification system that breaks down the cellulose into a saccharified composition such as oligosaccharides. The saccharified composition is then fed to an organism, such as yeast, with the ability to ferment sugars into ethanol.

    TEMPERATURE-CONTROLLED DELIGNIFICATION OF BIOMASS

    公开(公告)号:US20220412001A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-12-29

    申请号:US17807179

    申请日:2022-06-16

    Applicant: SixRing Inc.

    Abstract: A process to delignify biomass, said process comprising the steps of: providing a vessel; providing biomass comprising lignin, hemicellulose and cellulose fibers into said vessel; providing a aqueous acidic composition comprising a sulfuric acid component; providing a peroxide component; exposing said biomass to said sulfuric acid component and peroxide component, creating a reaction mass; allowing said sulfuric acid component and peroxide component to come into contact with said biomass for a period of time sufficient to a delignification reaction to occur and remove over 90 wt % of said lignin and hemicellulose from said biomass; and controlling the temperature of the delignification reaction to maintain it below 55° C.

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