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Title: Methods for treating lignocellulosic materials

Patent ·
OSTI ID:1332271

The present invention relates to methods of processing lignocellulosic material to obtain hemicellulose sugars, cellulose sugars, lignin, cellulose and other high-value products. Also provided are hemicellulose sugars, cellulose sugars, lignin, cellulose, and other high-value products.

Research Organization:
Virdia, Inc. Raceland, LA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
EE0005003
Assignee:
Virdia, Inc. (Raceland, LA)
Patent Number(s):
9,493,851
Application Number:
14/398,444
OSTI ID:
1332271
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 2013 May 03
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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