PRODUCTION OF ETHANOL FROM LIGNOCELLULOSIC BIOMASS

PRODUCTION OF ETHANOL FROM LIGNOCELLULOSIC BIOMASS

Described herein are methods for converting lignocellulosic biomass to ethanol, comprising the step of contacting the lignocellulosic biomass with a mixture for a period of time at an initial temperature and an initial pH, wherein the mixture comprises a first microorganism and a second microorganis...

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Hauptverfasser: AGBOGBO FRANK, JOHNSON JESSICA
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Sprache:eng
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BIOCHEMISTRY
CHEMISTRY
ENZYMOLOGY
FERMENTATION OR ENZYME-USING PROCESSES TO SYNTHESISE A DESIREDCHEMICAL COMPOUND OR COMPOSITION OR TO SEPARATE OPTICAL ISOMERSFROM A RACEMIC MIXTURE
METALLURGY
MICROBIOLOGY
MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING
SPIRITS
VINEGAR
WINE
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Zusammenfassung:Described herein are methods for converting lignocellulosic biomass to ethanol, comprising the step of contacting the lignocellulosic biomass with a mixture for a period of time at an initial temperature and an initial pH, wherein the mixture comprises a first microorganism and a second microorganism, thereby producing an amount of ethanol. The first microorganism or the second microorganism may be a thermophilic or mesophilic microorganism. The first microorganism may be a native cellulolytic microorganism or a native xylanolytic microorganism; and the second microorganism may be a genetically engineered xylanolytic microorganism or a genetically engineered cellulolytic microorganism. The microorganisms may be Clostridium thermocellum or Thermoanaerobacterium saccharolyticum, or any number of a wide variety of others.