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A process for the production of ethanol. comprising: fermentation of a feed. under anaerobic conditions. wherein the feed contains a di-saccharide. oligo-saccharide and/or poly-saccharide and wherein the fermentation is carried out in the presence of a recombinant yeast cell. which recombinant yeast produces a combination of proteins having glucosidase activity: and recovery of ethanol. and a recombinant yeast cell for use therein.
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A process for the accelerated aging and integrated flavoring of alcoholic beverages with selective control over the final flavor profile is described using size-reduced wood and plant-based biomass products in a rapidly-recirculating system at or above atmospheric pressure with the availability of gaseous, liquid, or solids introduction and accentuated by solids sonication and/or ultrasonically-enhanced alcoholic beverage homogenization and/or chemical reactions and with a much-reduced consumption of wood and plant-based biomass.
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The torrefaction unit 1 comprises at least one multiple hearth furnace 2 which is heated by a heat transfer fluid 16 comprising hot water taken form a water space 21 of a steam drum 11. The heat transfer fluid 16 is guided through a water circuit 20 to a heating system 19 of the at least one multiple hearth furnace 2. This means the multiple hearth furnace 2 is heated to a torrefaction temperature indirectly by the use of hot water as heat transfer fluid 16. This is environmentally advantageous. The torrefaction gas 3 created by the torrefaction of material comprising biomass such as municipal solid waste is preferably partially oxidized in a partial oxidation reactor 23 for creating syngas. Preferably, a part of the thermal energy of the syngas is used in an evaporator 9 and/or a superheater 13 to heat water and/or steam and/or to evaporate water. The evaporated water is preferably guided to a steam space 22 of the steam drum 11 and can, thus, be used to heat the heat transfer fluid 16. The partial oxidation reactor 23 and the temperature of the heat transfer fluid 16 can be controlled independently allowing to one single partial oxidation reactor 23 for at least two multiple hearth furnaces 2.
Nº publicación: US2024425651A1 26/12/2024
Solicitante:
UNIV CATOLICA PORTUGUESA UCP [PT]
AMYRIS BIO PRODUCTS PORTUGAL UNIPESSOAL LDA [PT]
UNIVERSIDADE CAT\u00D3LICA PORTUGUESA - UCP,
AMYRIS BIO PRODUCTS PORTUGAL UNIPESSOAL LDA
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The present disclosure relates to a light-brown lignin, preferably alkaline lignin, with sweet and weak woody odour, and ultraviolet protection activity. The present disclosure also relates to an alkaline method of extracting said lignin from sugarcane bagasse using mild conditions, the lignin, preferably alkaline lignin, obtained by the method of the present disclosure also has a high purity. The lignin of the present disclosure may be used as thermoplastic and thermosetting, namely for the production of a film, a packaging, a coating.