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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: CN222820687U
本实用新型涉及输送设备技术领域,特别涉及一种仓体式生物质原料梯送系统,包括存储仓体和其底部设置有的梯送机构,所述存储仓体一侧面的底部开有出料口并连接螺旋输送机,所述存储仓体的顶部通过管路连接除尘器;所述梯送机构包括上下叠加设置的活动上框和固定下框,两者均连接有三角模块板;所述活动上框和固定下框之间设置有:耐磨衬板或滑轨,伸缩元件和抱箍;本实用新型利用来回推送的结构,充分利用物料自身的重力,以类似于页状剥离的方式将物料一层一层送走,解决现有输送机在原料输送中的不均匀、不稳定、卡机堵机、维护频繁和成本高问题,解决现有生产环境空旷,粉尘多不利于集中除尘的问题。
Resumen de: CN222821480U
本实用新型提供一种高密封性碳化炉,涉及碳化炉密封技术领域,旨在解决现有用于原料碳化处理的方式为砖砌窑结构,将需要碳化的原料推至砖砌窑中进行碳化,砖砌窑密封性差,导致局部接缝处有空气进入到砖砌窑中,影响碳化质量的问题,包括箱体,所述箱体的底部对称分布有支撑架,所述箱体为中空敞口,所述箱体的敞口位置处铰接有封板,所述箱体中滑动连接有框架,所述框架上安装有多组原料,所述箱体的右侧设置有燃烧箱,所述燃烧箱与所述箱体之间通过输送管连接,所述箱体的顶部安装有排放管,所述排放管中滑动连接有隔板,所述封板上固定连接有密封块。
Resumen de: CN222816365U
本实用新型涉及生物燃料技术领域,特别涉及一种生物燃料过滤装置,所述底座的上端固定连接有外箱,所述外箱的内部上侧转动连接有转动过滤箱,所述转动过滤箱的内部转动连接有过滤圆框,所述过滤圆框的内侧下端固定连接有过滤网板,本实用新型通过设置了进料管的作用能够将生物燃料注入转动过滤箱的内部前侧的过滤槽内,并通过过滤网板进行过滤处理,而过滤后的生物燃料能够通过排料管排出,并在过滤后通过对电机的转动使蜗杆能够带动蜗轮进行转动,从而使过滤生物燃料后的过滤网板能够转动,通过清洗管能够对过滤网板进行冲洗,再通过风机对清洗后过滤槽进行风干处理,以使转动过滤箱能够转动并持续性的对生物燃料进行过滤处理。
Resumen de: CN222817314U
本实用提供了一种生物质燃料粉碎筛料装置,包括筛分箱体、支撑腿和筛料组件,筛料组件包括放置卡框、支撑卡轴和传动轴;支撑卡轴的数量设置为四个,且四个支撑卡轴于放置卡框的四角两两对称布置;四个支撑卡轴的表面均与放置卡框的内部滑动连接;四个支撑卡轴远离放置卡框的一端均与筛分箱体的内壁固定连接;通过设置筛料组件,可带动放置卡框内部的筛分斗滑动,使筛分斗内部的生物质燃料不断抖动,进而避免出现堵塞的情况,此外传动轴转动后带动振动凸轮转动,对筛分斗进行拍打,且配合筛分斗随着放置卡框进行往复滑动,能够提高拍打面,进一步加速筛分斗内部生物质燃料的抖动,使其能够更快速进行筛分,提高了筛分的效率。
Resumen de: CN222821531U
本实用新型涉及食醋加工技术领域,具体涉及一种食醋生产用蒸料设备,包括蒸箱、箱门、蒸屉、输气盒和供气组件,还包括翻动组件;翻动组件包括螺纹杆、移动杆、翻动杆、齿轮、齿条、传动构件和驱动构件,螺纹杆与蒸屉转动连接,移动杆与螺纹杆螺纹连接,翻动杆与移动杆转动连接,齿条与蒸屉固定连接,齿轮与移动杆转动连接,通过驱动构件驱动螺纹杆转动,进而使螺纹杆驱动移动杆移动,移动杆带动齿轮移动,由于齿轮与齿条啮合,这样使齿轮在移动过程中自身进行转动,进而驱动传动构件转动,传动构件驱动翻动杆转动,进而使翻动杆在移动过程中进行转动,从而对蒸屉内部的原料进行翻动,提升蒸煮效果。
Resumen de: CN222817329U
本实用新型公开了一种颗粒剂生产用多级震动颗粒筛分装置,涉及颗粒剂生产筛分技术领域。本实用新型包括支撑架,所述支撑架的顶部设置有下料池,所述支撑架的顶部设置有筛分装置;所述筛分装置包括电机,所述电机固定连接在支撑架的侧面,所述电机的输出轴固定连接有转动杆,所述转动杆的圆周面转动连接有固定架,所述固定架的侧面转动连接有长杆。本实用新型通过电机驱动转动杆进行转动的力与筛分装置中的固定板、筛分盘和固定块等组件相互配合,实现了通过圆杆转动带动下料板进行转动,当半齿轮有齿块的一侧脱离齿轮的侧面时,圆杆通过扭簧杆的弹力复位的作用,达到了将物料拨开,防止物料堆积堵塞的作用。
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.
Nº publicación: AU2023350798A1 01/05/2025
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CRUSH DYNAMICS INC
CRUSH DYNAMICS INC
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.