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| 8435770 | Gene knockout mesophilic and thermophilic organisms, and methods of use thereof One aspect of the invention relates to a genetically modified thermophilic or mesophilic microorganism, wherein a first native gene is partially, substantially, or completely deleted, silenced, inactivated, or down-regulated, which first native gene encodes a first ... | 05/07/2013 |
| 8415122 | Processing biomass Biomass feedstocks (e.g., plant biomass, animal biomass, and municipal waste biomass) are processed to produce useful products, such as fuels. For example, systems are described that can use feedstock materials, such as cellulosic and/or lignocellulosic materials an... | 04/09/2013 |
| 8404466 | Metabolically enhanced photoautotrophic ethanol producing host cells, method for producing the host cells, constructs for the transformation of the host cells, and method of producing ethanol using the host cells One embodiment of the invention provides a metabolically enhanced photoautotrophic, ethanol producing host cell comprising: at least two first metabolic enhancements reducing the enzymatic activity or affinity of at least two endog... | 03/26/2013 |
| 8389253 | Organic solvent pretreatment of biomass to enhance enzymatic saccharification Biomass is pretreated using an organic solvent solution under alkaline conditions in the presence of one or more alkylamine and optionally one or more additional nucleophile to fragment and extract lignin. Pretreated biomass is further hydrolyzed with a saccharifica... | 03/05/2013 |
| 8383377 | Bacterium capable of fermenting glucose, mannose and xylose simultaneously, and method for production of bioethanol using the bacterium The object is to develop a bacterium capable of fermenting glucose, mannose and xylose simultaneously, which can ferment a saccharified solution of a cellulose-type or lignocellulose-type biomass resource to produce ethanol, and to construct an energy-saving high-ef... | 02/26/2013 |
| 8377668 | Processing biomass Biomass (e.g., plant biomass, animal biomass, and municipal waste biomass) is processed for use in the production of useful products, such as fuels. For example, systems can use biomass materials, such as cellulosic and/or lignocellulosic materials, to enhance the p... | 02/19/2013 |
| 8372613 | Methods and compositions for ethanol producing cyanobacteria The present invention relates to methods and systems for the production of ethanol by cyanobacteria. More specifically, the methods can be used to produce ethanol using genetically engineered light responsive cyanobacteria. ... | 02/12/2013 |
| 8361767 | BGL7 beta-glucosidase and nucleic acids encoding the same The present invention provides a novel β-glucosidase nucleic acid sequence, designated bgl7, and the corresponding BGL7 amino acid sequence. The invention also provides expression vectors and host cells comprising a nucleic acid sequence encoding BGL7, recombinant ... | 01/29/2013 |
| 8354257 | Integrated process for production of alcohol from syngas and removal of CO A process for producing alcohol from syngas integrates the alcohol recovery with the removal of CO2 from syngas. A syngas feed containing CO, H2, and CO2 contacts an aqueous alcohol stream to remove CO2 from the syngas tha... | 01/15/2013 |
| 8338149 | Ethanol production process and yeast for ethanol production According to the present invention, ethanol production is carried out with the use of cellulose or cellobiose as a starting material at low cost. The method of the present invention comprises the steps of culturing a microorganism that is classified as a species sel... | 12/25/2012 |
| 8334122 | Thermotolerant ethanol-producing yeast and ethanol production method utilizing the same The present invention provides a novel yeast strain capable of producing ethanol through fermentation with a high degree of efficiency at a temperature of 37° C. or higher, preferably a temperature ranging from 40 to 49° C. or higher, and also a method for produci... | 12/18/2012 |
| 8304219 | strains metabolizing cellulosic and hemicellulosic materials This invention relates to the use of microorganisms for the generation of ethanol from lignocellulosic waste materials. Yeast strains of the genus Kluyveromyces which have the capability to ferment cellulose, hexose sugars to ethanol are provided. Also provid... | 11/06/2012 |
| 8293509 | Alcohol production process The invention relates to biological processes for producing one or more desired products, including alcohols such as ethanol and butanol. The processes comprise carrying out first and second fermentations of substrates in first and second bioreactors, wherein each f... | 10/23/2012 |
| 8293508 | Methods for producing ethanol from carbon substrates The present invention provides means for the production of desired end-products of in vitro and/or in vivo bioconversion of biomass-based feed stock substrates, including but not limited to such materials as starch and cellulose. In particularly preferred embodiment... | 10/23/2012 |
| 8288138 | Conversion of biomass into ethanol A process and system for the conversion of biomass, such as spent brewers grain, into ethanol and other commercial products, such as pelletized fuel, biogas, fertilizer, and livestock feed, is disclosed. The method may include biomass pretreatment, hydrolysis, ferme... | 10/16/2012 |
| 8278080 | Method for pretreating biomass to produce bioethanol Disclosed is a method for preparing bioethanol from biomass. The feedstock for preparation of bioethanol, i.e. the biomass, is pretreated by a combination of chemical and physical methods. The method is advantageous in that detoxification is unnecessary since the su... | 10/02/2012 |
| 8278079 | BGL6 β-glucosidase and nucleic acids encoding the same The present invention provides a novel β-glucosidase nucleic acid sequence, designated bgl6, and the corresponding BGL6 amino acid sequence. The invention also provides expression vectors and host cells comprising a nucleic acid sequence encoding BGL6, recombinant ... | 10/02/2012 |
| 8273559 | Method for the production of concentrated alcohol from fermentation broths A method for obtaining a concentrated alcohol solution from a lignocellulosic feedstock. The lignocellulosic feedstock is hydrolyzed to prepare a sugar solution. The sugar solution is fermented to produce a fermentation broth comprising alcohol and at least about 1 ... | 09/25/2012 |
| 8268600 | Strain and a novel process for ethanol production from lignocellulosic biomass at high temperature The present invention relates to a novel thermophilic ethanol producing yeast strain, a microorganism, Kluyveromyces sp. IIPE453 MTCC 5314, classified as yeast, which exhibits growth and sugar fermentation at higher temperature range between 37° C. to 55° C... | 09/18/2012 |
| 8257951 | Ethanol production process An improved ethanol production process providing novel stillage treatment is disclosed wherein the stillage is separated into four value added product streams that are subjected to drying conditions reducing or eliminating volatization of any VOC's in the product st... | 09/04/2012 |
| 8252566 | Ethanol production from citrus waste through limonene reduction The present invention relates to processes for producing ethanol from citrus waste wherein the level of fermentation-inhibiting compounds found in citrus waste or the complex polysaccharide or sugars derived therefrom is reduced using a pre-fermentation treatment st... | 08/28/2012 |
| 8247202 | Method for employing ear corn in the manufacture of ethanol Ear corn is picked from corn fields by ear corn harvesters and transported to a central shelling station associated with an ethanol manufacturing facility. Shelled corn from the central shelling station is processed into ethanol at the ethanol manufacturing facility... | 08/21/2012 |
| 8241880 | Organic solvent pretreatment of biomass to enhance enzymatic saccharification Biomass is pretreated using an organic solvent solution under alkaline conditions in the presence of one or more alkylamine and optionally one or more additional nucleophile to fragment and extract lignin. Pretreated biomass is further hydrolyzed with a saccharifica... | 08/14/2012 |
| 8227219 | Method and apparatus for bio-fuel seeding A method and apparatus is provided for microbial seeding and amendment of traditional alternative fuels production systems and processes using immobilized microbe bioreactors. The system addition utilizes attachment of yeast or other microbial consortia to a substra... | 07/24/2012 |
| 8227220 | Process for the preparation of ethanol from starch The present invention provides a process for the preparation of ethanol from starch. Specifically, the present invention provides a process for the preparation of ethanol from starch such as tapioca, potato, sweet sorghum, rice by liquification and saacharification ... | 07/24/2012 |
| 8227221 | Processes of producing fermentation products The invention relates to a process of fermenting plant material in a fermentation medium into a fermentation product using a fermenting organism, wherein increased levels of one or more pyrophosphatase enzymes are present in the fermentation medium. ... | 07/24/2012 |
| 8222013 | Bacteria and methods of use thereof A novel class of bacteria is described which has improved efficiency in the production of thanol by anaerobic fermentation of substrates containing carbon monoxide. ... | 07/17/2012 |
| 8216816 | Ethanol production in microorganisms The present disclosure relates to methods and compositions for engineering photoautotrophic organisms to convert carbon dioxide and light into fatty acid esters and other molecules, including biofuels. The molecules are then secreted by the organism into a growth me... | 07/10/2012 |
| 8211678 | Ethanol preparation method Provided is a method for preparing ethanol in high efficiency. The ethanol preparation method includes a step of yielding a saccharide water solution through saccharification of cellulose with an enzyme in water, a step of condensing the saccharide water solution, a... | 07/03/2012 |
| 8198057 | Ethanol production by fermentation of chinese tallow tree 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 tal... | 06/12/2012 |
| 8187848 | Methods of processing ensiled biomass The invention relates to methods of processing ensiled biomass for production of bioethanol or other fermentation products and, in particular, to methods that do not require expensive pretreatment (e.g. heat or chemical pretreatment). ... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8183022 | Use of ethanol plant by-products for yeast propagation Embodiments of the invention relate, for example, to methods for reducing the load of organic acids and glycerol in water recycled to the fermentation process. Organic acids and glycerol produced during ethanol fermentation are used as a replacement for carbohydrate... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8178331 | Recombinant yeast with improved ethanol tolerance and related methods of use The present invention provides isolated Elo1 and Mig3 nucleic acid sequences capable of conferring increased ethanol tolerance on recombinant yeast and methods of using same in biofuel production, particularly ethanol production. Methods of bioengineering yeast usin... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8178330 | Fermentation of gaseous substrates The invention relates to the microbial fermentation of gaseous substrates, particularly to gas/liquid contact modules and bioreactors configured to improve the efficiency of fermentations, particularly microbial fermentations of substrates comprising CO. In a partic... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8163526 | Ethanol production A method for increasing production of ethanol in an ethanologenic cell using an autoinducer molecule, for example, AI-2. ... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8158396 | Ethanol fermentation process and products The present invention provides a novel process for ethanol fermentation which uses a high concentration of fresh yeast to co produce ethanol and good quality yeast. ... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8158397 | Bacillus 029cel cellulase The present invention provides a novel cellulase nucleic acid sequence, designated 029cel, and the corresponding 029cel amino acid sequence. The invention also provides expression vectors and host cells comprising a nucleic acid sequence encoding 029cel, recombinant... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8143037 | Ethanologenic species, An isolated clostridia bacterial species (Clostridium coskatii ATCC No. PTA-10522, “PS02”) is provided. Under anaerobic conditions C. coskatii can convert CO and/or H2 and/or CO2 to ethanol or acetate. Thus, this bacterium is ... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8143038 | Thermophilic micro-organisms for ethanol production A thermophilic micro-organism comprising a modification that increases amylase expression and starch hydrolysis compared to wild-type, wherein the modification is insertion of a heterologous amylase gene. ... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8129157 | Anaerobic fermentation of glycerol The invention relates to the development of appropriate cultivation conditions for a bacteria to grow anaerobically (fermentatively) on a glycerol substrate. The method requires culturing bacteria having a functional 1,2-propanediol pathway and a functional type II ... | 03/06/2012 |
