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Title: Fermentation method producing ethanol

Abstract

Ethanol is the major end product of an anaerobic, thermophilic fermentation process using a mutant strain of bacterium Clostridium thermosaccharolyticum. This organism is capable of converting hexose and pentose carbohydrates to ethanol, acetic and lactic acids. Mutants of Clostridium thermosaccharolyticum are capable of converting these substrates to ethanol in exceptionally high yield and with increased productivity. Both the mutant organism and the technique for its isolation are provided.

Inventors:
 [1];  [2]
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  1. Belmont, MA
  2. Chicago, IL
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Research Org.:
National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
865758
Patent Number(s):
4568644
Application Number:
06/640,247
Assignee:
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, MA)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y10 - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC Y10S - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
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DOE Contract Number:  
XR-9-8109-1; EG-77-C-01-4042
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
fermentation; method; producing; ethanol; major; product; anaerobic; thermophilic; process; mutant; strain; bacterium; clostridium; thermosaccharolyticum; organism; capable; converting; hexose; pentose; carbohydrates; acetic; lactic; acids; mutants; substrates; exceptionally; yield; increased; productivity; technique; isolation; provided; fermentation process; lactic acid; producing ethanol; method producing; mutant strain; fermentation method; /435/

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Wang, Daniel I. C., and Dalal, Rajen. Fermentation method producing ethanol. United States: N. p., 1986. Web.
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Wang, Daniel I. C., & Dalal, Rajen. Fermentation method producing ethanol. United States.
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Wang, Daniel I. C., and Dalal, Rajen. Wed . "Fermentation method producing ethanol". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/865758.
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@article{osti_865758,
title = {Fermentation method producing ethanol},
author = {Wang, Daniel I. C. and Dalal, Rajen},
abstractNote = {Ethanol is the major end product of an anaerobic, thermophilic fermentation process using a mutant strain of bacterium Clostridium thermosaccharolyticum. This organism is capable of converting hexose and pentose carbohydrates to ethanol, acetic and lactic acids. Mutants of Clostridium thermosaccharolyticum are capable of converting these substrates to ethanol in exceptionally high yield and with increased productivity. Both the mutant organism and the technique for its isolation are provided.},
doi = {},
journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {1986},
month = {1}
}
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