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Title: Aldose-ketose transformation for separation and/or chemical conversion of C6 and C5 sugars from biomass materials

Patent ·
OSTI ID:1237341

Systems for converting aldose sugars to ketose sugars and separating and/or concentrating these sugars using differences in the sugars' abilities to bind to specific affinity ligands are described.

Research Organization:
The University of Toledo, Toledo, OH (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC)
Assignee:
The University of Toledo
Patent Number(s):
9,242,222
Application Number:
13/641,849
OSTI ID:
1237341
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 2011 Apr 19
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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