Methods for pretreating biomass
Abstract
A method of alkaline pretreatment of biomass, in particular, pretreating biomass with gaseous ammonia.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Michigan State Univ., East Lansing, MI (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1171703
- Patent Number(s):
- 8968515
- Application Number:
- 12/976,344
- Assignee:
- Board of Trustees of Michigan State University (East Lansing, MI)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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C - CHEMISTRY C08 - ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS C08B - POLYSACCHARIDES
C - CHEMISTRY C12 - BIOCHEMISTRY C12P - FERMENTATION OR ENZYME-USING PROCESSES TO SYNTHESISE A DESIRED CHEMICAL COMPOUND OR COMPOSITION OR TO SEPARATE OPTICAL ISOMERS FROM A RACEMIC MIXTURE {
- DOE Contract Number:
- XCO-3-33033-01
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 2010 Dec 22
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 09 BIOMASS FUELS
Citation Formats
Balan, Venkatesh, Dale, Bruce E, Chundawat, Shishir, and Sousa, Leonardo. Methods for pretreating biomass. United States: N. p., 2015.
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Balan, Venkatesh, Dale, Bruce E, Chundawat, Shishir, & Sousa, Leonardo. Methods for pretreating biomass. United States.
Balan, Venkatesh, Dale, Bruce E, Chundawat, Shishir, and Sousa, Leonardo. Tue .
"Methods for pretreating biomass". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1171703.
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