Patent ID: 8841101
Filing Date: 2014-09-23
Classification: A23K,A23L,A23V,A61K,A61P,A61Q,B01D,C08H,C08J,C08L,C12P,C13K,D21C,Y02A,Y02E,Y02P

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: (a) obtaining an electron beam irradiated cellulosic or lignocellulosic biomass, wherein the irradiated biomass material is prepared by irradiating said biomass material to at least 5 Mrad of ionizing radiation from an electron beam and wherein said irradiating reduces the biomass' cellulose number average molecular weight (M (b) inoculating the irradiated biomass material with a microorganism of the genus (c) maintaining the inoculated biomass under a fed-batch fermentation process and under conditions that allow the microorganism of the genus