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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7771983 | Polypeptides having cellulolytic enhancing activity and polynucleotides encoding same The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having cellulolytic enhancing activity and isolated polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as wel... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7413882 | Methods for degrading or converting plant cell wall polysaccharides The present invention relates to methods for converting plant cell wall polysaccharides into one or more products, comprising: treating the plant cell wall polysaccharides with an effective amount of a spent whole fermentation broth of a recombinant microorganism, w... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7354743 | Methods for degrading lignocellulosic materials The present invention relates to methods for degrading a lignocellulosic material, comprising: treating the lignocellulosic material with an effective amount of one or more cellulolytic enzymes in the presence of at least one surfactant selected from the group consi... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7323326 | Cellulases, the genes encoding them and uses thereof Genes encoding novel cellulases, and a gene encoding a protein that facilitates the action of such novel cellulases, the novel cellulases and a protein that facilitates the action of such cellulases, and enzyme preparations containing such proteins are described. Th... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7297224 | Method of deinking waste paper using cellulase without lowering paper strength and method of evaluating the same A deinking method using a cellulase which enables the load upon the environment to be reduced; and an evaluation method whereby a cellulase effective in deinking and the effective addition level of the cellulase can be appropriately determined. By proposing p... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7273748 | Cellulases, the genes encoding them and uses thereof Genes encoding novel cellulases, and a gene encoding a protein that facilitates the action of such novel cellulases, the novel cellulases and a protein that facilitates the action of such cellulases, and enzyme preparations containing such proteins are described. Th... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7256030 | Family 9 endo-β-1,4-glucanases An enzyme exhibiting endo-β-1,4-glucanase activity which belongs to family 9 of glycosyl hydrolases is obtainable from or endogeneous to a strain belonging to the genus Bacillus such as Bacillus licheniformis, ATCC 14580; an isolated polynucleotide (DNA) mol... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7256032 | Enzymes The present invention relates to novel cellulase enzymes, especially novel endoglucanases including endoglucanase fusion proteins, preparations and compositions containing these endoglucanase enzymes and fusion proteins, expression vectors, host cells and methods fo... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7229525 | Methods to enhance pulp bleaching and delignification A method to enhance brightness in Chemical and Mechanical pulps comprising adding an organic sulfide chelant is described and claimed. A method to enhance delignification in a Chemical pulp comprising adding an organic sulfide chelant is also described and cl... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7160714 | Vegetable fiber-digesting agent and method of processing vegetable waste by using the same It is an object of the present invention to provide a process for decomposing vegetable waste materials easily, which solves problems such as the problem of treatment costs, the problem of energy, an environmental problem and the problem of time for treatment which ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7144722 | Pectate lyases The present invention relates to pectate lyases comprising the amino acid sequence Asn Leu Asn Ser Arg Val Pro (NLNSRVP) (amino acids 236–242 of SEQ ID NO: 2) belonging to Family 1 of polysaccharide lyases have good performance in industrial processes under... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7138035 | Process for the selective modification of carbohydrates by peroxidase catalyzed oxidation The present invention relates to an environmentally friendly process for the selective oxidation of carbohydrates. The process comprises the addition of a hydroperoxide, including hydrogen peroxide, to a carbohydrate having primary alcohol groups, particularly inclu... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7067244 | Rapid triglyceride assay for use in pulp pitch control Enzymatic methods are provided for determining the surface triglycerides content in a sample of wood pulp. The methods preferably comprise reacting triglycerides which are present on the surface of the wood pulp fibers in the sample in the presence of a lipase to fo... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7057032 | Low moisture process for extracting hemicellulose The invention concerns a process for extracting hemicellulose from fiber, such as corn fiber. The process comprises agitating at least fiber, caustic and optional added water at a moisture content from about 10% to about 60% at high speeds in a highly fluidized stat... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7008505 | Eucalyptus biomechanical pulping process In a new process for preparing pulped wood chips for paper making, chips from a hardwood such as eucalyptus are inoculated with aliving culture of one or more white rot fungi. The fungi propagate throughout the body of the wood chip, selectively attacking the lignin... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6943004 | Transformed microorganism and process for producing D-aminoacylase A transformed microorganism prepared by inserting into a host microorganism with zinc tolerance a D-aminoacylase-producing gene which selectively produces D-aminoacylase alone between D-aminoacylase and L-aminoacylase. A process comprising culturing the transformed ... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6939437 | Paper making processes using enzyme and polymer combinations Methods of making paper or paperboard are described. In one method, at least one cellulytic enzyme composition and at least one cationic polymer composition are introduced to a paper making pulp at about the same time to form a treated pulp. The pulp may also be tre... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6838099 | Method for preparing soluble dietary fiber from corn hull The present invention relates to a high yield process for producing soluble dietary fiber from corn hull. More specifically, the present invention comprises removing starch and protein with enzymes from corn hull which is by-product of wet-milling process for produc... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6830655 | Method of modifying a xylan-containing carbohydrate substrate having hexenuronic acid groups attached to the xylan The present invention concerns a method for enzymatic treatment of lignocellulosic materials which contain xylan-polymers, such as cellulose kraft pulps. According to a method of the present kind, at least a part of the hexenuronic acid groups present in the materia... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6824646 | Process for oxygen bleaching and enzyme treating lignocellulosic pulp with liquid treatment and recovery Lignocellulose pulp is bleached by bleaching a pulp in aqueous alkali solution with oxygen and treating the pulp with a hemicellulase, while a liquid fraction delivered from the enzyme treatment step is separated from the hemicellulase treated reaction mixture, and ... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6812010 | Method for enzymatic preparation of homogentisate The invention concerns a method for enzymatic preparation of homogentisate (HMO) from 4-hydroxypyruvate (HPP), characterized in that it consists in carrying out in a suitable reaction medium the following enzymatic reactions: enzymatic conversion of HPP into 4-hydro... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6767728 | Composition for enzymatic deinking of waste paper A method and composition for deinking noncontact-printed wastepaper, particularly xerographic and laser-printed paper, and mixtures of contact and noncontact-printed wastepaper, using an enzyme mixture characterized by a high ratio of β-glucosidase activity to filt... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6761944 | Moulded articles of cellulose hydrate with enzymatically modified surface The invention relates to a process for the treatment, in particular for the roughening, of the surface of hydrated cellulose shaped articles, in which at least one cellulase is allowed to act on the surface and is then inactivated permanently. The tubular films modi... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6664102 | Fungal degradation and bioremediation system for creosote-treated wood A method for degrading and/or bioremediating waste wood containing creosote using a fungal inoculum is disclosed. The fungal inoculum comprises of at least one creosote-tolerant fungi, a lignocellulosic substrate and a nutrient supplement. The fungal inoc... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6627430 | Cultivation of zygomycetes from spent sulfite liquor The present invention relates to a process for the cultivation of chitin/chirosanrich, filamentous fungi with capacity to assimilate mannose as well as xylose, galactose, and glucose, wherein the cultivation of the filamentous fungi in a liquid medium ext... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6623953 | Enzymatic composition and method for seasoning wood The invention relates to an enzymatic composition and also to a method for seasoning wood, intended in particular for applications in the food industry. The method consists in immersing green wood in an aqueous solution comprising an enzymatic composition... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6623750 | Enzyme composition adapted for application to ruminant feed to increase protein digestability thereof and method of treating ruminant feeds relating thereto Enzyme feed supplements containing fungal cellulase produced by Trichoderma viride are specially adapted for increasing protein digestability of dairy cow and cattle feed. Preferred embodiments of the present invention include enzyme formulations adapted ... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6613192 | Process for producing biokraft pulp from eucalyptus chips A method for producing paper pulp for use in the making of paper from eucalyptus wood chips. The method comprises inoculating wood chips with white rot fungi, fermenting the wood chips so as to cause a propagation of the fungus through the wood chips and ... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6610172 | Process for treating pulp with laccase and a mediator to increase paper wet strength A process for producing paper materials having improved wet strength. This process involves (a) preparing a suspension of unbleached or semi-bleached chemical or semichemical pulp or pulp from recycled fibers; (b) treating the pulp with a phenol-oxidizing... | 08/26/2003 |
| 6586212 | Corn fiber for the production of advanced chemicals and materials: derivatizable cellulose and cellulose derivatives made therefrom The invention provides a method of obtaining a cellulose material from corn fiber wherein the method comprises the steps of: (a) heating a mixture of corn fiber and a liquid; (b) contacting the mixture of step (a) with a protease enzyme, thereby providing... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6468391 | Method of making sanitary paper from chemical pulp using a single component cellulase that does not contain cellulose-building domain Sanitary paper with improved softness (lower stiffness) can be obtained without significant loss of paper strength by using a papermaking pulp which is treated with a certain type of cellulase component. The cellulase component in question is characterize... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6451063 | Cellulase for use in industrial processes A method for treating cellulosic materials is disclosed which comprises contacting the cellulosic material with a cellulase obtainable from Thermomonospora fusca corresponding to E5 or a derivative thereof. Particularly preferred methods comprise stonewas... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6426211 | Xylanase derived from a Bacillus species, expression vectors for such xylanase and other proteins, host organisms therefor and use thereof A purified xylanase derived from B. Pumilus PRL B12 is disclosed. This xylanase is efficient for use in the biobleaching of wood pulp, permitting a strong reduction in the quantity of chlorine used and AOX compounds produced in classical and ECF wood pulp... | 07/30/2002 |
| 6399351 | Pectate lyases A novel pectate lyase belonging to a novel family of polysaccharide lyases has good performance in industrial processes under neutral or alkaline conditions such as laundering and textile processing. The pectate lyase may be derivable from Bacillus specie... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6387691 | Fungal degradation and bioremediation system for ACQ-treated wood A method for degrading and/or bioremediating waste wood containing ammoniacal copper quat (ACQ) using a fungal inoculum is disclosed. The fungal inoculum comprises of at least one ACQ-tolerant fungus a lignocellulosic substrate and a nutrient supplement. ... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6387690 | Endoglucanases The present invention relates to enzyme preparations consisting essentially of an enzyme which has cellulytic activity and comprises a first amino acid sequence consisting of 14 amino acid residues having the following sequence Thr Arg Xaa Xaa A... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6387689 | Fungal degradation and bioremediation system for creosote-treated wood A method for degrading and/or bioremediating waste wood containing creosote using a fungal inoculum is disclosed. The fungal inoculum comprises of at least one creosote-tolerant fungi, a lignocellulosic substrate and a nutrient supplement. The fungal inoc... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6383800 | Fungal degradation and bioremediation system for pentachlorophenol-treated wood A method for degrading and/or bioremediating waste wood containing pentachlorephenol (penta) using a fungal inoculum is disclosed. The fungal inoculum comprises of at least one penta-tolerant fungi, a lignocellulosic substrate and a nutrient supplement. T... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6379495 | Process for the production of cellulose paper pulps by biodelignification of vegetative masses Process for the production of cellulose paper pulps from vegetable masses, comprising the steps of mixing and conditioning a vegetative mass suitable to form a culture medium with an inoculum constituted of edible ligninolythic mushrooms, such as Lentinus... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6333181 | Ethanol production from lignocellulose This invention presents a method of improving enzymatic degradation of lignocellulose, as in the production of ethanol from lignocellulosic material, through the use of ultrasonic treatment. The invention shows that ultrasonic treatment reduces cellulase ... | 12/25/2001 |
