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| 20120108855 | INCREASED EXPRESSION OF TRANSHYDROGENASE GENES AND THEIR USE IN ETHANOL PRODUCTION The invention provides isolated or recombinant ethanologenic bacteria that have increased expression of transhydrogenase genes and methods of preparation. The invention also provides methods of producing ethanol using the bacterium and corresponding kits.... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120070868 | PRODUCTION OF ODD CHAIN FATTY ACID DERIVATIVES IN RECOMBINANT MICROBIAL CELLS Recombinant microbial cells are provided which have been engineered to produce fatty acid derivatives having linear chains containing an odd number of carbon atoms by the fatty acid biosynthetic pathway. Also provided are methods of making odd chain fatty acid derivativ... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120071697 | Method for Producing Ethanol A method for producing ethanol by which ethanol can be synthesized from less fermentable biomass materials such as plant-derived materials and rice straws and industrial waste biomass materials such as wooden building materials and pulp and which can therefore broaden t... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120043491 | DOPING CAPSULES, COMPOSITE SYSTEMS CONTAINING SAID CAPSULES AND USE THEREOF The invention relates to doping capsules which have a substance which displays a decreasing transparency with increasing temperature within a defined temperature range due to physicochemical interactions with the polymer matrix to be doped. Likewise, the invention relat... | 02/23/2012 |
| 20120041083 | SILICON OR ELEMENTARY METALS AS ENERGY CARRIERS A method for providing storable and transportable energy carriers (103, 104) is described. In one step, a transformation of silicon-dioxide-containing or metal-oxide-containing starting material (101) to silicon (103) or a metal occurs in a reductio... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120036768 | HIGH CONSISTENCY ENZYMATIC HYDROLYSIS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF ETHANOL The presently disclosed subject matter related to methods of converting lignocellulosic materials to alcohol that include increasing the fiber consistency of enzymatic hydrolysis mixtures. More particularly, the methods involve contacting lignocellulosic biomass with an... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120040411 | PROCESS FOR THE HYDROLYSIS OF CELLULOSE There is disclosed a process for the hydrolysis of cellulose comprising the sequential steps (a) mixing cellulose with a viscosity below 900 ml/g with an aqueous solution to obtain a liquid, wherein particles comprising cellulose in said liquid have a diameter of maximu... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120034664 | PROCESS TO PRODUCE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS FROM SYNTHESIS GASES At least one isolated microorganism and a fermentation method to convert hydrogen gas, carbon dioxide gas, and/or carbon monoxide gas to a lower alkyl alcohol and/or carboxylic acid and to produce at least 2% by volume of the lower alkyl alcohol or carboxylic acid in an... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20120034343 | PREVENTION OF EXTRACT DARKENING AND MALODOR FORMATION DURING SOLUBILIZATION OF PLANT CELL WALL MATERIAL The present invention relates to methods for reducing color and/or unpleasant taste and/or malodor development in a composition comprising at plant material, such a ceral bran, in particular during solubilization processes of the plant material. The invention further re... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20120035398 | PROCESS TO REMOVE PRODUCT ALCOHOL FROM A FERMENTATION BY VAPORIZATION UNDER VACUUM A fermentation liquid feed including water and a product alcohol and optionally CO2 is at least partially vaporized such that a vapor stream is produced. The vapor stream is contacted with an absorption liquid under suitable conditions wherein an amount of th... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20120029245 | CATALYTIC REACTIONS USING IONIC LIQUIDS A method of catalytically forming reaction products can include providing an ionic liquid phase. The ionic liquid phase can include a catalyst and an ionic liquid. At least one reactant can be reacted (14,16) in the ionic liquid phase to produce reaction products... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120029248 | CONSTRUCTS, VECTORS AND CYANOBACTERIA FOR THE SYNTHESIS OF FATTY ALCOHOLS, AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING FATTY ALCOHOLS IN CYANOBACTERIA Constructs, vectors and cyanobacteria for the synthesis of fatty alcohols, and methods for producing fatty alcohols in cyanobacteria is disclosed.... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120023000 | WHOLE CROP BIOFUEL PRODUCTION (WCBP) A computerized method of using a data processor having a memory to account for carbon flows and determine a regulatory value for a biofuel can include (i) storing, in memory, a first set of one or more carbon flow values characterizing the production and use of a biofue... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20120023001 | SOLID PHASE BIOMASS CARBON STORAGE (SPBCS) A computerized method of using a data processor having a memory to account for carbon flows and determine a regulatory value for a biofuel includes (i) storing, in memory, a first set of one or more carbon flow values characterizing the production and use of a biofuel, ... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20120010426 | Processes Related to the Hydroformylation of Butenes Mixed butene streams containing butene-1 and isobutylene and optionally butene-2 are hydroformylated under conditions that hydroformylates all the monomers to yield a mixture of valeraldehydes... | 01/12/2012 |
| 20120010423 | Specific Branched Aldehydes, Alcohols, Surfactants, and Consumer Products Based Thereon A process for preparing a detergent alcohol mixture comprising the steps of providing one or more poly-branched poly-olefins, wherein the poly-branched poly-olefins must contain one non-branched terminal olefin and one or more additional branched olefins in the molecule... | 01/12/2012 |
| 20120009640 | FATTY ALCOHOL FORMING ACYL REDUCTASES (FARS) AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF The present disclosure provides methods useful for producing fatty alcohol compositions from recombinant host cells. The disclosure further provides variant fatty acyl-CoA reductase (FAR) enzymes, polynucleotides encoding the variant FAR enzymes, and vectors and host ce... | 01/12/2012 |
| 20120003690 | ENZYMATIC GENERATION OF FUNCTIONAL LIPIDS FROM CEREALS OR CEREAL BI-STREAMS The present invention relates to the modification of lipids in lipid-containing plant material, such as cereal bran for the generation of functional lipids. The present invention further relates to the preparation of compositions comprising such functional lipids as wel... | 01/05/2012 |
| 20110312864 | Processes Relating To Alcohols For The Production Of Esters The present invention relates to alcohols and in particular to C4 to C15 alcohols that are used in the production of esters.... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110313206 | FERMENTIVE PRODUCTION OF FOUR CARBON ALCOHOLS Methods for the fermentative production of four carbon alcohols is provided. Specifically, butanol, preferably isobutanol is produced by the fermentative growth of a recombinant bacterium expressing an isobutanol biosynthetic pathway.... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110313207 | PROCESS FOR DISTILLATIVE WORKUP OF A METHANOL/WATER MIXTURE AND PROCESS FOR PREPARING ALKALI METAL METHOXIDES The invention relates to a process for distillative workup of a methanol/water mixture, in which a methanol/water mixture is added to a distillation column (1), an essentially methanol-comprising vapor stream is withdrawn at the top of the distillation column ( 12/22/2011 | |
| 20110301386 | Process for Increasing the Carbon Monoxide Content of a Syngas Mixture The invention relates to a process for increasing the carbon monoxide content of a feed gas mixture comprising carbon dioxide, hydrogen and carbon monoxide via a catalytic reversed water gas shift reaction, comprising the steps of (1) heating the feed gas mixture having... | 12/08/2011 |
| 20110301388 | FERMENTIVE PRODUCTION OF FOUR CARBON ALCOHOLS Methods for the fermentative production of four carbon alcohols is provided. Specifically, butanol, preferably isobutanol is produced by the fermentative growth of a recombinant bacterium expressing an isobutanol biosynthetic pathway.... | 12/08/2011 |
| 20110275860 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IN-FEEDING OF MATTER TO A PROCESS REACTOR The present invention relates to an apparatus, which can be part of a pretreatment (101) system in a plant for the production of fuels derived from plant biomass, e.g. first generation crops, such as grain, sugarcane and corn or second generation crops such as li... | 11/10/2011 |
| 20110262970 | Enzymatic Hydrolysis Of Pretreated Lignocellulose-Containing Material With Cationic Polysaccharides A method for producing a fermentation product from a lignocellulose-containing material comprises pre-treating the lignocellulose-containing material; introducing a cationic polysaccharide to the pre-treated lignocellulose-containing material; exposing the pre-treated l... | 10/27/2011 |
| 20110256599 | ENHANCED PRODUCTION OF FATTY ACID DERIVATIVES Genetically engineered cells and microorganisms are provided that produce fatty alcohols from the fatty acid biosynthetic pathway, as well as methods of their use.... | 10/20/2011 |
| 20110251440 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRESSURIZING AND HEAT-TREATING A FLOWABLE SUSPENSION A method of continually heat-treating a biogenic material in the production of fuels such as ethanol or biogas includes pressurizing the biogenic material with a first pump so as to provide a pressurized suspension. The pressurized suspension is continuously heat-treate... | 10/13/2011 |
| 20110244525 | MICROORGANISM EXPRESSING XYLOSE ISOMERASE The present invention relates to a transformed microorganism capable of (a) a higher xylose isomerase activity than the equivalent microorganism prior to transformation; and/or (b) a higher growth rate in or on a growth medium comprising xylose than the equivalent micro... | 10/06/2011 |
| 20110245545 | METHODS FOR PRODUCING PYROLYSIS PRODUCTS The present invention provides pyrolysis products that have greater stability than pyrolysis products obtained from conventional pyrolysis production processes. The invention involves pyrolyzing a hydrocarbon feedstock in the presence of a basic metal oxide catalyst to ... | 10/06/2011 |
| 20110239329 | Secondary Wall Forming Genes from Maize and Uses Thereof The present invention provides polynucleotides and related polypeptides of the class of genes involved in maize secondary wall (ZmSCW) formation. The invention provides genomic sequence for the ZmSCW genes. ZmSCW are responsible for controlling plant growth, secondary c... | 09/29/2011 |
| 20110237839 | MODULAR POWER PLANT UNCONNECTED TO THE GRID The invention relates to a grid-connected power plant, having the following systems which are adjusted in their capacitance to each other: a) a wind power plant, water power plant, solar-thermal system and/or photovoltaic system for the production of electrical energy f... | 09/29/2011 |
| 20110229832 | PATTERN FORMING METHOD USING DEVELOPER CONTAINING ORGANIC SOLVENT AND RINSING SOLUTION FOR USE IN THE PATTERN FORMING METHOD A pattern forming method, includes: (i) a step of forming a resist film from a resist composition for organic solvent-based development, the resist composition containing (A) a resin capable of increasing a polarity by an action of an acid to decrease a solubility in an... | 09/22/2011 |
| 20110230682 | MICROORGANISMS WITH INACTIVATED LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE GENE (LDH) FOR CHEMICAL PRODUCTION This invention provides systems and methods for the increased production of ethanol and other chemical compounds by recombinant Clostridium species whereby the recombinant species are genetically-engineered to disrupt lactate dehydrogenase activity and to hydroly... | 09/22/2011 |
| 20110223666 | CYTOPLASM EXPOSURE ADDITIVE AND METHOD FOR EXPOSING PARTICLES DELIVERED INTO CELL TO CYTOPLASM FROM ENDOCYTIC VESICLES IN INTACT CELL The present invention relates to a method of exposing particles to cytoplasm comprising introducing particles into a live cell; allowing the live cell to contact a cytoplasm exposure additive which can expose the particles from endocytic vesicles to cytoplasm in the cel... | 09/15/2011 |
| 20110218245 | USE OF COMPOUNDS TO INHIBIT 5A-REDUCTASE ENZYME ACTIVITY, AND PHARMACEUTICAL AND COSMETIC COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING THEM The object of the present invention is the use of compounds designed to inhibit the activity of the enzyme 5α-reductase. This is a novel use of compounds of general formula (I):
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| 20110212012 | CARBON-BASED DURABLE GOODS AND RENEWABLE FUEL FROM BIOMASS WASTE DISSOCIATION Techniques, systems, apparatus and material are disclosed for generating renewable energy from biomass waste while sequestering carbon. In one aspect, a method performed by a reactor to dissociate raw biomass waste into a renewable source energy or a carbon byproduct or... | 09/01/2011 |
| 20110206630 | SURFACTANT AND CLEANING COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING MICROBIALLY PRODUCED BRANCHED FATTY ALCOHOLS The invention provides a surfactant and/or a cleaning composition comprising a microbially produced branched fatty alcohol or a derivative thereof. The invention also provides a household cleaning composition and a personal or pet care cleaning composition comprising a ... | 08/25/2011 |
| 20110201494 | SHAPED HETEROGENEOUS CATALYSTS A catalyst unit is described in the form of a cylinder having a length C and diameter D, which has one or more holes extending therethrough, wherein said cylinder has domed ends of lengths A and B, such that (A+B+C)/D is in the range 0.50 to 2.00, and (A+B)/C is in the ... | 08/18/2011 |
| 20110172086 | SHAPED HETEROGENEOUS CATALYSTS A catalyst unit is described comprising a cylinder with a length C and a diameter D, wherein said unit has five holes arranged in a pentagonal pattern extending longitudinally therethrough, with five flutes running along the length of the unit, said flutes positioned eq... | 07/14/2011 |
| 20110172468 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING ALCOHOL, METHOD FOR PRODUCING HYDROGEN OR SYNTHESIS GAS USING THE METHOD FOR PRODUCING ALCOHOL, AND ALCOHOL One object of the present invention is to provide a method for producing an alcohol which can produce a target alcohol containing a remarkably low content of the sulfur compound(s), and the present invention provides a method for producing an alcohol comprising a separa... | 07/14/2011 |
