Patent ID: 9023628
Filing Date: 2015-05-05
Classification: C08H,C08L,C10G,C10L,C12M,C12N,C12P,D21B,D21C,D21H,F01K,F22B,Y02E,Y02P,Y02W

Abstract:
1. A method of making one or more proteins, the method comprising: contacting a pretreated biomass feedstock with one or more cellulolytic enzymes to produce a saccharified material, and fermenting the saccharified material utilizing a microorganism to produce one or more proteins, wherein the biomass feedstock comprises a cellulosic and/or lignocellulosic material; and wherein the biomass feedstock has been pretreated by irradiating with electron beam radiation to a total dose of between 10 Mrad and 150 Mrad.