Patent ID: 11959119
Assignee: POET RESEARCH, INC.
Field: Biotechnology (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC C  Y | IPC C

Claim 0:
1. A method of producing a biochemical, the method comprising:
providing a ground grain slurry comprising starch;
hydrolyzing the starch from the ground grain slurry to produce a hydrolysate comprising at least one or more monosaccharides;
providing a propagation composition comprising at least a portion of the hydrolysate comprising the one or more monosaccharides, and a first cell mass of a microorganism;
exposing the propagation composition to conditions to propagate the first cell mass of the microorganism into a second cell mass of the microorganism, wherein the second cell mass is greater than the first cell mass of the microorganism;
providing a lignocellulosic hydrolysate comprising:
one or more saccharides derived from lignocellulosic feedstock, and
one or more toxins that are toxic to the microorganism;

providing a fermentation composition comprising:
at least a portion of the lignocellulosic hydrolysate, and
at least a portion of the second cell mass of microorganism; and

exposing the fermentation composition to conditions so that the at least a portion of the second cell mass of microorganism converts saccharides in the fermentation composition into a biochemical.