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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8048657 | Enzyme compositions comprising a glucoamylase, an acid stable alpha amylase, and an acid fungal protease The present invention relates to an enzyme blend composition comprising a glucoamylase, an acid stable alpha amylase, and an acid fungal protease. The present invention is further directed to a method for producing end products such as alcohols from fermentable suga... | 11/01/2011 |
| 7816108 | Methods for using polypeptides having amylase activity and nucleic acids encoding them The invention relates to uses of polypeptides having amylase activity, nucleic acids encoding them, and methods for making and using them. For example, in one aspect, the invention provides methods for making alcohol using polypeptides of the invention. In one aspec... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7601524 | Commercial production of synthetic fuel from bio-diesel by products system A commercial production of synthetic fuel from bio-diesel by products system for efficiently producing synthetic fuels and other usable by-products. The composition includes providing glycerol, providing a first fermentation tank including a glycerol kinase substanc... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7579177 | Alcohol product processes The present invention relates to processes for production of an alcohol product from granular starch comprising a pre-treatment at an elevated temperature below the initial gelatinization temperature of said granular starch followed by simultaneous saccharification ... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7351559 | Process for producing ethanol A process for producing ethanol including a combination of biochemical and synthetic conversions results in high yield ethanol production with concurrent production of high value coproducts. An acetic acid intermediate is produced from carbohydrates, such as corn, u... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7341855 | Plant mangrove-associated fungus and a simple and efficient method of obtaining high yield of pure mannitol from the same The present invention relates to a plant mangrove-associated fungus Curvularia lunata, and a simple and efficient method of obtaining high yield of pure mannitol from a plant mangrove-associated fungus Curvularia lunata, said method comprising steps of... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7323539 | Polytrimethylene ether glycol and polytrimethylene ether ester with excellent quality A process is provided comprising contacting 1,3-propanediol with a suitable polymerization catalyst to produce polytrimethylene ether glycol or random polytrimethylene ether ester, wherein the 1,3-propanediol comprises about 10 microg/g or less peroxide compounds, b... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7285402 | Methods for increasing the production of ethanol from microbial fermentation A stable continuous method for producing ethanol from the anaerobic bacterial fermentation of a gaseous substrate containing at least one reducing gas involves culturing a fermentation bioreactor anaerobic, acetogenic bacteria in a liquid nutrient medium; supplying ... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7252981 | Method for the preparation of stable and reusable biosensing granules The present invention provides a process for the preparation of stable and reusable biosensing granules useful in the assessment of biodegradability of effluents. The biosensing granules are prepared by culturing active aerobic microbial consortia in synthetic mediu... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7135308 | Process for the production of ethanol from algae The present invention describes a process for the production of ethanol by harvesting starch-accumulating filament-forming or colony-forming algae to form a biomass, initiating cellular decay of the biomass in a dark and anaerobic environment, fermenting the biomass... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7101481 | System for the production of biogas and compost from organic materials and method of operating an organic treatment facility A system and method for continuous decomposition of organic material to produce biogas and compost in which successive reactor zones in a primary reactor are used in turn to receive organic material which is decomposed in situ anaerobically followed by aerobic decom... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7078201 | Ethanol fermentation using oxidation reduction potential A process to improve ethanol yield, decrease fermentation time and reduce byproduct formation by monitoring and controlling oxidation reduction potential (redox) of the fermentor is disclosed. ... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7074603 | Process for producing ethanol from corn dry milling A process for producing ethanol by the conversion of carbohydrates from a corn dry milling process in which the bottoms fraction from distillation of ethanol in a conventional yeast fermentation is used in a process including a combination of biochemical and synthet... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7070967 | High speed, consecutive batch or continuous, low effluent process for the production of ethanol from molasses, starches, or sugars A flocculent Saccharomyces cerevisae strain (BPSC-15) produces higher yields of ethanol in fermentations of fermentable sugar or fermentable starch/enzyme. ... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7015039 | Separating epithelium from stroma in LASEK surgery A method of separating the epithelium and the stroma of a cornea includes providing a solution that includes a detaching agent diluted in a culture medium and applying the solution to the surface of the cornea. ... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6991919 | Biochemical synthesis apparatus A biochemical synthesis apparatus comprises a receptacle for containing a medium, and a support on which a microorganism can be placed. The support can be placed in contact with the medium, so as to allow access of the microorganism to the medium. The support with t... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6927048 | Process for producing ethanol A process for producing ethanol including a combination of biochemical and synthetic conversions results in high yield ethanol production with concurrent production of high value coproducts. An acetic acid intermediate is produced from carbohydrates, such as corn, u... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6861248 | High speed, consecutive batch or continuous, low effluent process for the production of ethanol from molasses, starches, or sugars A flocculent Saccharomyces cerevisae strain (BPSC-15) produces higher yields of ethanol in fermentations of fermentable sugar or fermentable starch/enzyme. ... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6849434 | Ethanol production in recombinant hosts The subject invention concerns the transformation of Gram-positive bacteria with heterologous genes which confer upon these microbes the ability to produce ethanol as a fermentation product. Specifically exemplified is the transformation of bacteria with genes, obta... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6808854 | POLYHYDROXYALKANOATES HAVING IN ITS SIDE CHAIN PHENYLSULFINYL STRUCTURE AND/OR PHENYL SULFONYL STRUCTURE AND PRODUCTION PROCESS THEREFOR; CHARGE CONTROL AGENT, TONER BINDER AND TONER CONTAINING SAME; AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS USING THE TONER The present invention provides a novel polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) containing a 3-hydroxyalkanoic unit which has at its side chain terminal a substituted phenylsulfinyl group and/or a substituted phenylsulfonyl group, and a production process thereof. The novel PHA c... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6740508 | Fermentation-based products from corn and method Corn oil and corn meal obtained from corn are included in useful products. A method for producing fermentation-based products comprises combining corn meal with water and an enzyme, and mixing the combination with a micro-organism capable of fermenting a carbon sour... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6737258 | Process for the conversion of and aqueous biomass hydrolyzate into fuels or chemicals by the selective removal of fermentation inhibitors A process of making a fuel or chemical from a biomass hydrolyzate is provided which comprises the steps of providing a biomass hydrolyzate, adjusting the pH of the hydrolyzate, contacting a metal oxide having an affinity for guaiacyl or syringyl functional groups, o... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6709853 | Process for the preparation of cell beads BOD sensor useful for instant BOD estimation Immobilized cell beads incorporating formulated microbial consortium comprising a synergistic mixture of the following bacterial strains namely, Enterobacter sakazaki, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Aeromonas sobria selected from the following isolated bac... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6703227 | Method for producing fermentation-based products from high oil corn Corn oil and corn meal obtained from high oil corn are included in useful products. A method of producing fermentation-based products comprising combining corn meal remaining after the extraction of oil from whole high oil corn with water and an enzyme. T... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6555350 | Method for processing lignocellulosic material A method wherein lignocellulosic biomass materials are converted into combustible fuel products. In particular, the method is a continuous process, involving wet oxidation or steam explosion, for fermentatively converting such biomass materials into ethan... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6509180 | Process for producing ethanol A process for producing ethanol including a combination of biochemical and synthetic conversions results in high yield ethanol production with concurrent production of high value coproducts. An acetic acid intermediate is produced from carbohydrates, such... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6420146 | Process for the preparation of stable yeast crystals for enhanced production of ethanol The invention provides a process for the preparation of stable yeast crystals for enhanced production of ethanol, said process comprising the steps of culturing yeast Sacchromyces spp. in a growth medium, obtaining immobilized yeast heads, separating and ... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6395521 | Microbial process for producing hydrogen In hydrogen production with microorganisms, cultivation of a microalga under light and aerobic conditions and/or hydrogen production by a photosynthetic bacterium under light and anaerobic conditions are performed with a transparent tower-type air-lift cu... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6251643 | Method for using a vegetable biomass and a screw press to carry out said method A process and apparatus for recovering organic and inorganic matter from waste material wherein the waste material is sterilized and solid organic matter becomes soft when subjected to heat and pressure. The process may be carried out by first, feeding th... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6231765 | Process for making polymeric complex from residual or by-product effluents from distilleries A process for obtaining a polymeric complex from a by-product effluent obtained in a process for manufacturing alcohol by distilling a fermented aqueous sugar solution containing yeast. After distilling alcohol from the effluent a chemical or biological f... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6090595 | Pretreatment process for conversion of cellulose to fuel ethanol An improved pretreatment of cellulosic feedstocks, to enable economical ethanol production by enzyme treatment. The improved pretreatment comprises choosing either a feedstock with a ratio of arabinoxylan to total nonstarch polysaccharides (AX/NSP) of gre... | 07/18/2000 |
| 5981260 | Process for the production of cell mass and/or fermentation products under sterile conditions Process for the production of cell mass and/or fermentation products under sterile conditions, during which the fermentation mixture, at least at times, is recycled and the metabolic products of the cultivated cells, and possibly the cell mass are separat... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5916787 | Ethanol production in gram-positive microbes The subject invention concerns the transformation of Gram-positive bacteria with heterologous genes which confer upon these microbes the ability to produce ethanol as a fermentation product. Specifically exemplified is the transformation of bacteria with ... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5916780 | Pretreatment process for conversion of cellulose to fuel ethanol An improved pretreatment of cellulosic feedstocks, to enable economical ethanol production by enzyme treatment. The improved pretreatment comprises choosing either a feedstock with a ratio of arabinoxylan to total nonstarch polysaccharides (AX/NSP) of gre... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5849984 | Method and system for treating waste nitrocellulose A method for treating waste nitrocellulose, the method comprising the steps f treating nitrocellulose with acid in a hydrolysis process to break the nitrocellulose down to glucose, recovering a majority of the acid by electrodialysis, neutralizing a remain... | 12/15/1998 |
| 5837506 | Continuous process for making ethanol An improved continuous process for producing ethanol from cellulosic materials employs an intermittently agitated, perpetually fed, solids retaining reactor vessel. Cellulosic substrate, catalysts and fermentation agents are introduced into a reaction ves... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5753474 | Continuous two stage, dual path anaerobic fermentation of butanol and other organic solvents using two different strains of bacteria The instant invention describes a process for the manufacture of butanol and like volatile organic compounds by fermenting carbohydrates, mainly polysaccharide, with micro-organisms which convert carbohydrates into mainly butyric acid and other acids. The... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5733758 | Tower reactors for bioconversion of lignocellulosic material An apparatus for enzymatic hydrolysis and fermentation of pretreated lignocellulosic material, in the form of a tower bioreactor, having mixers to achieve intermittent mixing of the material. Precise mixing of the material is important for effective heat ... | 03/31/1998 |
| 5688674 | Continuous fermentation process for the production of metabolities using a moving filter A metabolite, e.g., ethanol, is continuously produced from low cost carbohydrate substrates by a process which comprises pulverizing the carbohydrate substrate; liquefying and saccharifying the pulverized substrate; continuously fermenting the lique-sacch... | 11/18/1997 |
| 5578472 | Process for the production of ethanol from microalgae The present invention provides a process and system for the production of ethanol wherein a microalga capable of accumulating starch in the cells thereof is cultured, the culture solution containing the grown algal cells is concentrated, and ethanol is fo... | 11/26/1996 |
