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WO/2012/085689A1
Improved method for obtaining fermentable sugars based on microalgae and macroalgae. The method comprises treating the algal biomass with a mixture of methanol and sulphuric acid at a temperature of between 100 and 200°C and at a pressu...  
WO/2012/087068A2
The present invention relates to a treatment method for biomass to maximize a sugar yield. The method of the present invention can effective adsorb a lignin-derived material and various materials inhibiting enzymatic activity using a spe...  
WO/2012/084878A1
The invention relates to a cathode or anode in which the cathode binder or the anode binder comprises or consists of cellulose and/or cellulose derivatives that are soluble only in ionic liquids. The invention also relates to a method fo...  
WO/2012/075963A1
The present invention provides a method for producing a fermentation product from lignocellulose-containing material, a method for converting lignocellulose-containing material into a hydrolyzate comprising mono- and oligo-saccharides, a...  
WO/2012/077005A2
A melt-processed protein composition formed from a protein, plasticizer, and an electrophilic reagent is provided. The electrophilic reagent, for instance, may be selected to undergo a nucleophilic addition reaction with free sulfhydryl ...  
WO/2012/057684A1
There is disclosed a process for the derivatization of cellulose comprising the sequential steps: a) mixing cellulose with a viscosity below 900 ml/g with an aqueous solution to obtain a liquid, wherein particles comprising cellulose in ...  
WO/2012/049054A2
The invention concerns a process for producing bioethanol comprising the steps of pretreatment (consisting in destructuring the lignocellulosic vegetable raw material by placing it in the presence of a mixture containing formic acid, ace...  
WO/2012/036857A2
A modification is described of a dry grind process for producing ethanol and other co-products from whole grain, for example corn, wherein one or more solid/liquid separators act on a liquefaction discharge or mash, or act on a fermentat...  
WO/2012/021056A1
A method of producing microcrystalline cellulose comprising the step of chlorinating pretreated fibers of empty fruit bunches of oil palm which have reduced oil content to acquire holocellulose followed by an alkaline extraction of said ...  
WO/2012/021725A1
The instant invention pertains to the use of chlorine dioxide in new processes for treating lignocellulosic feedstocks, as well as, new compositions suitable for, for example, bioalcohol production. Advantageously, the processes and comp...  
WO/2012/009106A2
Methods of using plant biomass extracts to improve glucan conversion, to increase fermentation yields, to reduce biomass recalcitrance, to improve silage quality, to increase starch hydrolysis, and/or to bleach cellulosic material.  
WO/2012/004583A1
The present invention provides a process for producing cellulose shaped articles in which a) cellulose is at least partly dissolved at a temperature of about 100°C or lower in a dope comprising an ionic liquid and a cosolvent to form a ...  
WO/2012/003561A1
The present invention relates to a process for extracting cellulosic compounds from plant bagasse or straw, comprising the addition of a biodispersant.  
WO/2011/160145A1
The invention relates to the use of particles made of cellulose II to produce tablets and to the tablets produced in such a way themselves.  
WO/2011/158795A1
Disclosed is a polyvinyl alcohol polymer with which, when producing hydrolysable cellulose as feedstock for cellulosic biomass, division at the molecular level of the cellulose biomass can easily be carried out by providing suitable visc...  
WO/2011/154370A1
Process for reusing an ionic liquid, wherein a) after use of the ionic liquid, a composition comprising the used ionic liquid and other constituents is obtained, b) optionally, this composition is worked up to increase the content of the...  
WO/2011/149774A1
Biomass (e.g., plant biomass, animal biomass, and municipal waste biomass) is processed to produce useful intermediates and products, such as energy, fuels, foods or materials. For example, systems are described that can use feedstock ma...  
WO/2011/136849A1
A hydrogel composition and a method for protecting a surface from thermal injury is disclosed. The method comprises applying a hydrogel composition to the surface to protect the skin from exposure to a heat flux, wherein the hydrogel is ...  
WO/2011/136616A2
Disclosed is a method for the hydrolytic pre-treatment of lignocellulosic and perennial herbaceous biomass. By the method, a material suitable for use in the production of saccharides and biofuels can be prepared from lignocellulosic bio...  
WO/2011/133571A2
The invention relates to methods for treating lignocellulosic biomass to obtain useful products therefrom.  
WO/2011/133536A1
Systems for converting aldose sugars to ketose sugars and separating and/or concentrating these sugars using differences in the sugars' abilities to bind to specific affinity ligands are described.  
WO/2011/129241A1
Provided is a process by which a fine fibrous cellulose having a maximum fiber width of 1000nm or less can be efficiently produced in a high yield through easy and simple means. The process comprises: comminuting wood chips into a wood p...  
WO/2011/116520A1
A refine method of cellulose biomass comprises that not less than 85 weight% of organic polymers in cellulose material are simultaneously hydrolyzed to small molecule organics, in which the weight is based on the total weight of cellulos...  
WO/2011/111484A1
Disclosed is a method for producing a cellulose ester, with which variations in properties among production lots of the cellulose ester is suppressed and a cellulose ester film with reduced film surface defects (such as oblique streaks, ...  
WO/2011/108461A1
Disclosed are cellulose nanofibers which have an average polymerization degree of 600-30,000 (inclusive), an aspect ratio of 20-10,000 and an average diameter of 1-800 nm, while having an X-ray diffraction pattern with a Iβ-type crystal...  
WO/2011/097075A2
Methods are provided for the efficient fractionation of lignocellulosic biomasses into cellulosic, hemicellulosic and lignin fractions, wherein concentrated organic acid vapors are applied to the biomass at elevated temperatures at the l...  
WO/2011/097065A2
A method is provided for producing sugars using a combination of acids to hydrolyze hemicellulosic and cellulosic materials in biomass, said combination of acids namely comprising a first, weak organic acid (such as acetic acid or formic...  
WO/2011/088552A1
Dried nanocrystalline cellulose (NCC), in particular films of NCC, of controlled water dispersibility and a method to control the dispersibility of dried NCC by controlling electrolyte solution ionic strength and ion valency is described...  
WO/2011/086082A1
A process for chlorinating polysaccharides or oligosaccharides, which comprises A) dissolving a polysaccharide or oligosaccharide in a solvent system which comprises at least one ionic liquid and B) reacting the polysaccharides or oligos...  
WO/2011/077405A1
The present invention relates to novel anionic polysaccharides functionalised by at least one hydrophobic acid derivative. Said novel anionic polysaccharides comprising hydrophobic groups have good biocompatibility and the hydrophobicity...  
WO/2011/071386A1
The invention is related to a method for processing biomass derived from plants or animals, comprising the steps of : a. pre treating said material with an aqueous solution of acid or base; b. subsequently passaging saturated or super he...  
WO/2011/063484A1
The present invention relates to an energy-efficient method for processing vegetable biomass, in particular sugar cane, for producing carbohydrates and ethanol by physico-chemical and extraction processes, such as more simple grinding ar...  
WO/2011/066487A1
Non-food plant biomass is subjected to hot-water extraction in a pressurized vessel at an elevated temperature up to about 250° C and at a pH below about 7,0, to yield an aqueous extract containing hemicellulosic components, other wood-...  
WO/2011/061400A1
The present invention relates to a method of fractionating lignocellulosic biomass into at least one cellulose rich solid fraction and at least one liquid fraction, wherein an alkaline agent and water are added to the biomass to form a m...  
WO/2011/059386A1
The present invention pertains to processes for preparing granules comprising cellulose-containing fibers and biocomposites comprising disintegrated fibers, granulesand biocomposites produced by the processes of the invention, as well as...  
WO/2011/057413A1
A fractionation process for producing value-added products from a lignocellulosic biomass, comprises: a) mechanically refining the lignocellulosic biomass under mild refining conditions to form a refined biomass pulp with enhanced suscep...  
WO/2011/057291A1
In one embodiment the instant invention generally pertains to a method for producing glucose for fermentation. The method comprises first treating a biomass with acid and heat under conditions sufficient to produce a composition mixture ...  
WO/2011/048608A2
The present invention provides a process for producing low fibrillating cellulose fibers by a dry-jet-wet spinning process wherein cellulose is treated with a specific ionic liquid based solvent to produce fibers with fibrillating index ...  
WO/2011/044282A2
Disclosed is a process for the thermal-mechanical pretreatment of biomass. The process includes subjecting a biomass feedstock including fibers containing cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin, to thermal reaction under conditions exceedin...  
WO/2011/028788A1
A process is disclosed for converting lignocellulosic material to liquid fuels. In the process the cellulose is dissolved in an Ionic Liquid. The conversion process may comprise pyrolysis, thermal cracking, hydrocracking, catalytic crack...  
WO/2011/028783A2
A process is disclosed for converting cellulose to liquid fuels. In the process the cellulose is dissolved in an Ionic Liquid medium. The conversion process may comprise pyrolysis, thermal cracking, hydrocracking, catalytic cracking, hyd...  
WO/2011/028776A1
A process is disclosed for converting lignocellulosic material to liquid fuels. In the process the cellulose is dissolved in an Ionic Liquid medium. The conversion process may comprise pyrolysis, thermal cracking, hydrocracking, catalyti...  
WO/2011/017797A1
During nanocrystalline cellulose (NCC) production, a considerable amount of sulphuric acid is used. After the separation of the NCC, the remaining solution contains sugars and residual sulphuric acid. The sugars are in the monomeric and ...  
WO/2011/006244A1
An apparatus for heating a cellulosic feedstock prior to hydrolysis is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a pressurizable treatment chamber, a mixing and conveyance member configured to deaggregate the cellulosic feedstock and mix the ce...  
WO/2010/139426A1
A solution of dissolved cellulose, especially of thermoplastically processable cellulose, needs to be provided, which exhibits improved properties, more particularly enables a particularly high proportion of dissolved cellulose, and can ...  
WO/2010/136191A1
The invention relates to a process for preparing polysaccharide esters or polysaccharide mixed esters by reacting a polysaccharide or a modified polysaccharide with at least one esterifying reagent and at least one halide component, usin...  
WO/2010/134560A1
A process for producing non-crystalline cellulose with excellent productivity, wherein a cellulosic raw material in which the components thereof excluding water have a cellulose content of 20 mass% or higher and the cellulose has a cellu...  
WO/2010/134868A1
The present invention relates to a method of producing a cellulose based paper, the paper itself and the use thereof where the paper exhibits enhanced mechanical properties. The method involves providing a suspension of well dispersed mo...  
WO/2010/121348A1
A process for the pretreatment of lignocellulosic biomass is disclosed. The process is intended for use in connection with biomass to ethanol processes and is directed in particular to an economical removal of inhibitory compounds genera...  
WO/2010/120268A1
This invention relates a cellulose solution comprising cellulose and at least one tetraalkylammonium alkylphosphate and processes to produce the cellulose solution. Another aspect of this invention relates to shaped articles prepared fro...  

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