Process for producing ethanol from plant biomass using the fungus Paecilomyces sp
Abstract
A process for producing ethanol from plant biomass is disclosed. The process includes forming a substrate from the biomass with the substrate including hydrolysates of cellulose and hemicellulose. A species of the fungus Paecilomyces which has the ability to ferment both cellobiose and xylose to ethanol is then selected and isolated. The substrate is inoculated with this fungus, and the inoculated substrate is then fermented under conditions favorable for cell viability and conversion of hydrolysates to ethanol. Finally, ethanol is recovered from the fermented substrate. 5 figs., 3 tabs.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Solar Energy Research Inst. (SERI), Golden, CO (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 5541111
- Application Number:
- ON: DE86013679
- Assignee:
- Dept. of Energy
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-83CH10093
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: Portions of this document are illegible in microfiche products
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 09 BIOMASS FUELS; 59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES; CELLOBIOSE; BIOCONVERSION; ETHANOL; BIOSYNTHESIS; STARCH; XYLOSE; BIOMASS; CELLULOSE; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FUNGI; PH VALUE; ALCOHOLS; ALDEHYDES; CARBOHYDRATES; DATA; DISACCHARIDES; ENERGY SOURCES; HYDROXY COMPOUNDS; INFORMATION; MONOSACCHARIDES; NUMERICAL DATA; OLIGOSACCHARIDES; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PENTOSES; PLANTS; POLYSACCHARIDES; REAGENTS; RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES; SACCHARIDES; SYNTHESIS; 090222* - Alcohol Fuels- Preparation from Wastes or Biomass- (1976-1989); 550700 - Microbiology
Citation Formats
Wu, J F. Process for producing ethanol from plant biomass using the fungus Paecilomyces sp. United States: N. p., 1985.
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Wu, J F. Process for producing ethanol from plant biomass using the fungus Paecilomyces sp. United States.
Wu, J F. Thu .
"Process for producing ethanol from plant biomass using the fungus Paecilomyces sp". United States.
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abstractNote = {A process for producing ethanol from plant biomass is disclosed. The process includes forming a substrate from the biomass with the substrate including hydrolysates of cellulose and hemicellulose. A species of the fungus Paecilomyces which has the ability to ferment both cellobiose and xylose to ethanol is then selected and isolated. The substrate is inoculated with this fungus, and the inoculated substrate is then fermented under conditions favorable for cell viability and conversion of hydrolysates to ethanol. Finally, ethanol is recovered from the fermented substrate. 5 figs., 3 tabs.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Thu Aug 08 00:00:00 EDT 1985},
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