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Title: Process for purifying lignocellulosic feedstocks

Patent ·
OSTI ID:1416365

The present invention includes methods for removing mineral acids, mineral salts and contaminants, such as metal impurities, ash, terpenoids, stilbenes, flavonoids, proteins, and other inorganic products, from a lignocellulosic feedstock stream containing organic acids, carbohydrates, starches, polysaccharides, disaccharides, monosaccharides, sugars, sugar alcohols, phenols, cresols, and other oxygenated hydrocarbons, in a manner that maintains a portion of the organic acids and other oxygenated hydrocarbons in the product stream.

Research Organization:
Virent, Inc., Madison, WI (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
EE000304
Assignee:
Virent, Inc. (Madison, WI)
Patent Number(s):
9,862,893
Application Number:
13/469,906
OSTI ID:
1416365
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 2012 May 11
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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