Resumen de: US2025154419A1
A process for the generation of renewable fuel and/or biofuel from a renewable oil feedstock having a high free fatty acid content. The renewable oil feedstock can be renewable plant oil or renewable animal fat or oil, including renewable corn oil recovered from a by-product of ethanol production, such as distillers corn oil and/or corn oil solvent extracted from distillers dried grains with solubles (DDGS) and/or distillers dried grains (DDG). The free fatty acid content of the renewable oil feedstock can be reduced by a glycerolysis process in the presence of a molar excess of glycerin to provide an adequate resulting feedstock having a reduced free fatty acid content. The resulting feedstock capable of being subjected to further processing for the generation of renewable fuel and/or biofuel.
Resumen de: US2025154536A1
The present invention relates to a microorganism that produces 1,4-butanediol and a method of producing 1,4-butanediol using same. The microorganism according to the present invention is able to efficiently produce 1,4-butanediol using ornithine as a carbon source, unlike naturally occurring microorganisms.
Resumen de: US2025154539A1
Provided are a recombinant microorganism for producing threonine and the use thereof in the fermentation production of threonine or a derivative thereof. A 20-30 bp segment upstream of a start codon of a gene encoding phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase in the recombinant microorganism is replaced with a strong promoter. By means of the specific optimization of the promoter of the gene encoding phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase and the mutation of the encoding region of the gene, the ability of the strain to synthesize threonine is significantly improved.
Resumen de: US2025154516A1
Described are strains and methods relating to genetically-engineered yeast cells that overproduce lysine in a tunable manner by altering feedback inhibition of the lysine synthetic pathway by way of the LYS20 and LYS21 homocitrate synthase polypeptides. The yeast can be used in a conventional bioethanol production facility to produce alcohol along with increased amounts of lysine, resulting in increased quality and commercial value of fermentation products and co-products, such as animal feed ingredients.
Resumen de: US2025157427A1
There are provided display controllers and driving methods related to those described in US Published Patent Application No. 2013/0194250. These include (a) a display controller having an update buffer, means for removing from the update buffer pixels not requiring updating, and means to ensure that pixels having certain special states are not removed from the update buffer; (b) a method of driving a bistable display wherein, in a pixel undergoing a white-to-white transition and lying adjacent another pixel undergoing a visible transition, there is applied to the pixel one or more balanced pulse pairs and at least one top-off pulse; (c) a method of driving a bistable display by overlaying a non-rectangular item over a pre-existing image content and then removing the item, where only pixels in the region of the item perform transitions (including self-transitions); and (d) a method of driving a bistable display in which a proportion of background pixels not undergoing an optical change are subjected to a refresh pulse to correct optical state drift.
Resumen de: US2025154535A1
Described are compositions and methods relating to yeast having a genetic mutation that results in decreased amounts of Cdc42 effector proteins, resulting in increased alcohol and lysine production. Such yeast is well-suited for use commercial alcohol production to increase yields and to increase the value of Such yeast is well-suited for use commercial alcohol production to increase yields and to increase the value of amino-acid-containing, fermentation-co-products.
Resumen de: US2025154552A1
Provided herein are methods of culturing a microorganism. The methods include providing a container comprising one or more microorganisms in a medium, which has a first carbon to nitrogen ratio; culturing the microorganisms until the culture reaches a threshold indicator; harvesting a portion of the culture while maintaining the majority of the culture in the container; and adding fresh medium comprising a second carbon to nitrogen ratio to the container with the majority of the culture comprising the microorganisms.
Resumen de: AU2023373835A1
Disclosed herein are yeast strains and derivatives thereof, as well as compositions comprising the yeast strains for use in ethanol manufacture. The disclosure also relates to processes for producing ethanol from biomass using the yeast strains and compositions. In particular, the yeast strains produce lower glycerol and higher ethanol, and have a higher temperature tolerance and higher fermentation rate than strains and products currently used in ethanol production processes.
Resumen de: US2025151759A1
A method and system are disclosed for producing a protein and fiber feed product from a whole stillage byproduct produced in a corn dry milling process for making alcohol, such as ethanol, and/or other biofuels/biochemicals. In one embodiment, the method includes separating the whole stillage byproduct into an insoluble solids portion and a centrate (solubles) portion. Thereafter, a fine fiber and protein portion may be separated from the centrate (solubles) portion. The fine fiber and protein portion may be dewatered to provide a protein and fiber feed product. In one example, the protein and fiber feed product can include insoluble solids, such as wet or dry distiller's grains with or without solubles. The resulting protein and fiber feed product may be sold and/or used as rumen feed, swine feed, chicken feed, aqua feed, food uses, or have other uses, including pharmaceutical and/or chemical usage, for example.
Resumen de: US2025146027A1
The present invention relates to processes for producing fermentation products from starch-containing material, wherein a thermostable alpha-amylase and optionally a thermostable protease are present and/or added during liquefaction. The invention also relates to a composition suitable for use in a process of the invention.
Resumen de: US2025146028A1
The present disclosure relates to an integrated process for obtaining ethanol and proteins from cereal grains (broken rice), the process comprising milling the grains, obtaining a slurry of the milled grains, partially hydrolysing the slurry, saccharifying the partially hydrolysed slurry to obtain saccharified slurry, adding a pre-fermented slurry to the saccharified slurry to obtain ethanol and distilling out the ethanol and separating the remaining as a whole stillage; separating the whole stillage into thin slop and DWG, treating a slurry of the DWG with cellulase enzymes to provide treated DWG slurry, separating the treated DWG slurry into wet cake and filtrate, washing and separating the said wet cake into protein concentrate and a liquid and optionally treating the obtained protein concentrate with alkali or hydrolysing enzymes to obtain purified protein hydrolysate or isolate.
Resumen de: US2025145896A1
The present disclosure provides a diesel fuel component produced from feedstock of biological origin and a method for producing the same. The present disclosure provides diesel fuel blends containing the diesel fuel component of biological origin and at least one additional diesel fuel.
Resumen de: US2025146217A1
The invention is directed to compositions and processes concerning efficient downstream processing of products derived from organic acids pretreatment of plant materials.
Resumen de: WO2025094116A1
The present disclosure provides a recombinant yeast host cell for converting a carbohydrate to ethanol and acetone. The recombinant yeast host cell comprises an engineered metabolic pathway to convert acetyl-CoA to acetone, a downregulated native alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH) gene, and a heterologous alcohol dehydrogenase.
Resumen de: AU2023350783A1
A biomass densification system is disclosed comprising a biomass densification unit having a body defining an inlet and an outlet and comprising a densification filter on the body, the inlet configured to receive an input stream including a target biomass and having a first biomass density, and the densification filter configured to allow fluid flow therethrough and configured to prevent passage of the target biomass therethrough; and a suction pump configured to produce a suction force across the densification filter at or below a threshold, the suction force configured to draw the input stream through the densification filter for producing a biomass residue stream separate from a filtrate stream, the biomass residue stream configured to direct the target biomass toward the outlet at a second biomass density, wherein the second biomass density is greater than the first biomass density.
Resumen de: EP4549559A1
The present invention relates to the field of genetic engineering, particularly to method for improving thermo-stability of phytase, mutant and use.The present invention introduces a series of mutations to the phytase APPAmut4, which may involve introducing disulfide bonds, reducing the free energy of unfolding, optimizing the key residues in the coevolution process, and significantly improving the thermal stability of the phytase. Among the mutants of the present invention, the optimal mutant APPAmut9 retains about 70% of its activity after being treated for 5 minutes at 100 °C, while the phytase APPAmut4 has already been inactivated. Therefore, the present invention overcomes the shortcomings of the prior art and provides phytase mutants with high thermal stability suitable for wide application in fields such as energy, food, and feed.
Resumen de: FR3154732A1
Titre : Dispositif et procédé de traitement pyrolytique d’une biomasse ou autre produit carboné La présente invention concerne une installation de traitement d’une biomasse ou autre produit carboné comportant un four de pyrolyse (1) muni d’une enceinte de pyrolyse (4), d’une chambre de combustion (19) configurée pour chauffer la biomasse dans ladite enceinte de pyrolyse (4), et d’une sortie de pyrolyse (5) configurée pour évacuer des gaz produits par la réaction de pyrolyse, caractérisé en ce qu’elle comporte en outre une colonne à distiller (2) comportant une chambre de distillation (7) connectée directement par une entrée de distillation (6) à ladite sortie de pyrolyse (5) de sorte à recevoir lesdits gaz produits par la réaction de pyrolyse, ladite chambre de distillation (7) comportant une sortie haute de distillation (9) en sa partie haute de sorte à permettre une sortie de gaz par le haut, un capteur de température, un moyen de refroidissement (8) et un moyen de commande configurés aptes à piloter une température prédéterminée au niveau de la sortie haute de distillation, et une sortie basse de distillation en sa partie basse, de sorte à permettre une sortie de liquide par le bas. La présente invention concerne également un procédé de traitement d’une biomasse ou autre produit carboné qu’on peut mettre en œuvre dans l’installation de l’invention Figure de l’abrégé : Figure n° 1
Resumen de: US2025136872A1
Lignocellulosic starting materials can be converted into an aqueous phase and a hydrocarbon phase in a one-step process by subjecting a mixture of a lignocellulosic starting material, an amorphous and unsupported sulfided nickel-molybdenum catalyst, and optionally a co-feed, to not less than a stoichiometric amount of hydrogen, elevated pressure and a temperature in the interval of 350-450° C. A novel catalyst for use in said process and a method for its production are also disclosed.
Resumen de: AU2023350798A1
A process for converting pomace derived from the production of fruit wine into a nutrient-rich food product, and a product made by said process. The process comprises milling the pomace, carrying out an anaerobic ethanolic fermentation in an anaerobic fermenter by adding yeast and optionally sugars to produce ethanol; carrying out an aerobic acetic acid fermentation in an aerobic fermenter by adding acetic acid bacteria to produce acetic acid, shearing the acetic acid pomace to produce a raw puree; and further processing the raw puree into a puree or powder. The process can be used to produce a product that qualifies for Kosher certification. The nutrient-rich product can be used as an ingredient in foods as a flavour, texture and color enhancer, to mask bitter flavours or off-notes, as a preservative, to fortify processed foods.
Resumen de: US2025137016A1
Disclosed are methods for efficient fermentation broth recycle, methods for improving bottoms recycle, and methods for converting CO, CO2, and optionally H2 to ethanol and other oxygenated products, the methods comprising providing to a bioreactor a gaseous substrate comprising CO, CO2, and optionally H2, at least one acetogenic carboxydotrophic bacterium, and a liquid nutrient medium, and providing conditions within the bioreactor for the at least one acetogenic carboxydotrophic bacterium to convert CO, CO2, and optionally H2 to at least one oxygenated product. Also disclosed are methods for preparing animal feed and for preparing fertilizer.
Resumen de: WO2025088155A1
The present invention relates to processes for producing ethanol comprising saccharifying cellulosic or starch-containing material and fermenting the saccharified material with a fermenting microorganism to produce ethanol. The fermenting organism is Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain MBG5364 (deposited under Accession No. 68303 at the Agricultural Research Service Culture Collection (NRRL), Illinois 61604 U.S.A.), Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain MBG5365 (deposited under Accession No. 68304 at the Agricultural Research Service Culture Collection (NRRL), Illinois 61604 U.S.A.) or a fermenting organism that has properties that the same or about the same as that of Saccharomyces cerevisiae MBG5364 or MBG5365.
Resumen de: US2025136870A1
A drive motor is installed, under a transfer path, at each site that serves as an entrance or exit of end shutters and partition shutters; a tongue piece-like sending member is provided on a rotation shaft of the drive motor, which protrudes to a surface side of the transfer path; and a plurality of contact-engagement-separation members are provided at constant intervals on a back side of a bottom surface of the storage container, the tongue piece-like sending member coming into contact with one of the contact-engagement-separation members when the tongue piece-like sending member revolves by the drive motor, and engaging with and separating from the contact-engagement-separation member so that a transfer force in an advancing direction is transmitted to the storage container in response to the revolution. Each time of revolution, the tongue piece-like sending member sequentially and repeatedly contacts with engages with and separates from the plurality of contact-engagement-separation members provided at constant intervals, to enable transfer of the storage container in the advancing direction.
Resumen de: US2025136903A1
Methods of using thermostable serine proteases are described herein.
Resumen de: WO2025087925A1
The present invention relates to a plant for treating biomass or other carbon-containing products, comprising a pyrolysis furnace (1) provided with a pyrolysis chamber (4), a combustion chamber (19) configured to heat the biomass in the pyrolysis chamber (4), and a pyrolysis outlet (5) configured to discharge gases produced by the pyrolysis reaction, characterised in that it further comprises a distillation column (2) comprising a distillation chamber (7), connected directly by a distillation inlet (6) to the pyrolysis outlet (5) so as to receive the gases produced by the pyrolysis reaction, the distillation chamber (7) comprising a top distillation outlet (9) in the top part of the distillation chamber so as to enable gas to leave via the top, a temperature sensor, a cooling means (8) and a control means which are configured to be suitable for controlling a predetermined temperature at the top distillation outlet, and a bottom distillation outlet in the bottom part of the distillation chamber so as to enable liquid to leave via the bottom. The present invention also relates to a method for treating biomass or other carbon-containing products that can be implemented in the plant of the invention.
Nº publicación: EP4544061A1 30/04/2025
Solicitante:
LANZATECH INC [US]
Lanzatech, Inc
Resumen de: CN119452090A
The microorganisms are genetically engineered to continuously co-produce amino acids, proteins, microbial biomass, chemicals, or any combination thereof by microbial fermentation, in particular by microbial fermentation of gaseous substrates. The microorganism is of a C1 fixed type. The yield of ethylene, microbial biomass and heterologous tandem repeat protein can be improved. This can be achieved by an improved promoter or nutrition limiting means.