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Title: Methods for treating lignocellulosic materials

Abstract

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.

Inventors:
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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Virdia, Inc. Raceland, LA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1332271
Patent Number(s):
9,493,851
Application Number:
14/398,444
Assignee:
Virdia, Inc. (Raceland, LA)
DOE Contract Number:  
EE0005003
Resource Type:
Patent
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 2013 May 03
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES; 37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

Citation Formats

Jansen, Robert, Gregoire, Claire, Travisano, Philip, Madsen, Lee, Matis, Neta, Har-Tal, Yael, Eliahu, Shay, Lawson, James Alan, Lapidot, Noa, Eyal, Aharon M., Bauer, Timothy Allen, Sade, Hagit, McWilliams, Paul, Zviely, Michael, and Carden, Adam. Methods for treating lignocellulosic materials. United States: N. p., 2016. Web.
Jansen, Robert, Gregoire, Claire, Travisano, Philip, Madsen, Lee, Matis, Neta, Har-Tal, Yael, Eliahu, Shay, Lawson, James Alan, Lapidot, Noa, Eyal, Aharon M., Bauer, Timothy Allen, Sade, Hagit, McWilliams, Paul, Zviely, Michael, & Carden, Adam. Methods for treating lignocellulosic materials. United States.
Jansen, Robert, Gregoire, Claire, Travisano, Philip, Madsen, Lee, Matis, Neta, Har-Tal, Yael, Eliahu, Shay, Lawson, James Alan, Lapidot, Noa, Eyal, Aharon M., Bauer, Timothy Allen, Sade, Hagit, McWilliams, Paul, Zviely, Michael, and Carden, Adam. 2016. "Methods for treating lignocellulosic materials". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1332271.
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abstractNote = {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.},
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