Global Patent Index - EP 2432889 A4

EP 2432889 A4 20130911 - SYSTEM FOR TREATMENT OF BIOMASS TO FACILITATE THE PRODUCTION OF ETHANOL

Title (en)

SYSTEM FOR TREATMENT OF BIOMASS TO FACILITATE THE PRODUCTION OF ETHANOL

Title (de)

SYSTEM ZUR BEARBEITUNG VON BIOMASSE ZUR ETHANOLHERSTELLUNG

Title (fr)

SYSTÈME DE TRAITEMENT D'UNE BIOMASSE POUR FACILITER LA PRODUCTION D'ÉTHANOL

Publication

EP 2432889 A4 20130911 (EN)

Application

EP 10778283 A 20100518

Priority

  • US 2010035316 W 20100518
  • US 17934909 P 20090518

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2010135366A1] A method for treating fermented lignocellulosic biomass to be supplied to a distillation system for production of ethanol is provided. The method includes pre- treating lignocellulosic biomass into pre-treated biomass and separating the pre-treated biomass into a liquid component comprising sugars and a solids component comprising cellulose and lignin. The method also includes hydrolysing the solids component of the pre-treated biomass into a hydrolysed biomass comprising sugars and lignin and fermenting the hydrolysed solids component of the pre-treated biomass into a fermentation product comprising ethanol and lignin. The method also includes treating the fermentation product and distilling the treated fermentation product to recover the ethanol. The lignocellulosic biomass comprises cellulose, hemi-cellulose and lignin.

IPC 8 full level

C12P 7/06 (2006.01); C12P 7/10 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

C12P 7/10 (2013.01); Y02E 50/10 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2010135366 A1 20101125; BR PI1013041 A2 20150915; CA 2762689 A1 20101125; CL 2011002929 A1 20120824; CN 102459617 A 20120516; CN 102459617 B 20160127; EP 2432889 A1 20120328; EP 2432889 A4 20130911; MX 2011012376 A 20120130; ZA 201108496 B 20130130

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 2010035316 W 20100518; BR PI1013041 A 20100518; CA 2762689 A 20100518; CL 2011002929 A 20111118; CN 201080027262 A 20100518; EP 10778283 A 20100518; MX 2011012376 A 20100518; ZA 201108496 A 20111118