Patent ID: 8852905
Filing Date: 2014-10-07
Classification: C08H,C08L,C10G,C10L,C12M,C12N,C12P,D21B,D21C,D21H,F01K,F22B,Y02E,Y02P,Y02W

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: saccharifying a lignocellulosic material that has been exposed to an electron beam at a dose rate of about 1 Mrad/s to about 10 Mrad/s to produce a sugar by contacting the lignocellulosic material with one or more one or more microorganisms and/or enzymes, and converting the sugar to a hydrocarbon by fermenting the sugar utilizing one or more thermophilic microorganism(s) wherein irradiating comprises applying to the material a total dose of between about 20 MRads and about 50 MRads.