Systems and methods for producing biofuels and related materials

Leschine, Susan; Warnick, Thomas A

Systems and methods for producing biofuels and related materials

Patent · 23 March 2010

OSTI ID:1014466

Leschine, Susan ^[1]; Warnick, Thomas A ^[2]

Leverett, MA
Sunderland, MA

Clostridium phytofermentans cells (American Type Culture Collection 700394.sup.T) and all other strains of the species can ferment materials such as biomass into useful products and coproducts, such as ethanol, hydrogen and organic acids. Compositions that include Clostridium phytofermentans are also disclosed.

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Research Organization:: University of Massachusetts (Boston, MA)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

DOE Contract Number:: FG02-02ER15330

Assignee:: University of Massachusetts (Boston, MA)

Patent Number(s):: 7,682,811

Application Number:: U S Patent Application 11/698,727

OSTI ID:: 1014466

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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