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Title: Enzymes for improved biomass conversion

Patent ·
OSTI ID:1237280

Disclosed herein are enzymes and combinations of the enzymes useful for the hydrolysis of cellulose and the conversion of biomass. Methods of degrading cellulose and biomass using enzymes and cocktails of enzymes are also disclosed.

Research Organization:
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC36-08GO28308
Assignee:
Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC
Patent Number(s):
9,249,432
Application Number:
13/941,754
OSTI ID:
1237280
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 2016 Feb 02
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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