Improvements in or relating to a Process for the Sâccharification and-Fermentation of Amylaceous Matter.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 12th Oct., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 3rd July, 1890-Accepted, 9th Aug.. 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to a Process for the Sâccharification
and-Fermentation of Amylaceous Matter.
A communication from abroad by LA SOCIÉTÉ GÉNÉRALE DE MALTOSA, of 72, Rue du
Marais, Brussels, in the Kingdoni of Belgium.
I WILLIAM PHILLIPS THOMPSON F.C.S. M.I.M.E. of the Agency for Foreign Patent
Solicitors 6, Lord Street, Liverpool and 6, Bank Street, Manchester hoth in the
County of Lancaster & 323 High Holborn in the County of Middlesex, Civil
Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows :-
In the specification accompanying the application for Letters Patent filed in
England the 1st of April 1889 No. 5564 the use of hydrofluoric acid was described
in the work of saccharification and fermentation. Since then researches have shown
that the salts of hydrofluoric acid and some other fluoride combinations have the same
properties as the acid and that these substances preserve especially the wort from
acidification, resist the lactic and butyric fermentation, preserve the vitality of the
diastase and stimulate the action of the yeast.
In order to utilize the fluoride combinations in the work of saccharification and
fermentation, there is added direct to the infusion or to the wort to be saccharified
20 grammes per hectolitre of acid fluoride, neutral fluoride, double fluoride,
fluoride of boron in a gaseous state, hydrofluosilicic acid, fluoboric acid or their -
salts.
The fluorides of ammonia sodium and the double fluoride of potash and soda are
the ones preferred. For fermentation these fluorides may be mixed with the yeast
or added direct to the worts intended to be fermented. The quantity of 20 grammes
per hectolitre is not an invariable one. The addition of 10 grammes even has some
action, whilst certain salts may be used in relatively stronger proportions. In certain
cases 50 grammes per hectolitre may be used.
Dated this 11th day of October 1889
WM. P. THOMPSON & Co.,
Agents for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to a Process for the Saccharification
and Fermentation of Amylaceous Matter.
A communication from abroad by LA SOCIÉTÉ GÉNÉRALE DE MALTOSE, of 72, Rue du
Marais, Brussels, in the Kingdom of Belgium.
I, WILLIAM PHILLIPS THOMPSON F.C.S. M.I.M.E. of the Agency for Foreign
Patent Solicitors 6, Lord Street, Liverpool and 6, Bank Street Manchester both
in the County of Lancaster and 323 High Holborn in the County of Middlesex,
Civil Engineer do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner
the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and
by the following statement :-
In the specification of Letters Patent of the United Kingdom, dated the
1st of April 1889 No. 5564 the use of hydrofluoric acid was described in the work
of saccharification and fermentation. Since then researches have shown that the
salts of hydrofluoric acid and some other fluoride combinations have the same
properties as the acid and that these substances preserve especially the wort from
acidification, resist the lactic and butyric fermentation, preserve the vitality of the
diastase and stimulate the action of the yeast.

page_text: In order to utilize the fluoride combinations in the work of saccharification
and fermentation, there is added direct to the infusion or to the wort to t
saccharified 20 grammes per hectolitre of a soluble acid fluoride, neutral fluoride
double fluoride, fluoride of boron in a gaseous state, hydrofluosilicic acid, fluoboric
acid or their salts.
The fluorides of 'ammonium, sodium and the soluble double fluoride of potassium
and sodium are the ones preferred. For fermentation these fluorides are mixed with
the yeast or added direct to the worts intended to be fermented. The quantity of
20 grammes per hectolitre is not an invariable one. The addition of 10 grammes
even has some action, whilst certain salts may be used in relatively stronger propor-
tions. In certain cases 50 grammes per hectolitre may be used.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, as communicated to me
by my foreign correspondents, I declare that what I claim is :-
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In the process of saccharification or fermentation of amylaccous matter, the
addition of the fluorine compounds herein specified to the material operated upon,
substantially as and for the purposes described.
Dated this 2nd day of July 1890.
WM. P. THOMPSON & Co.,
Agents for the Applicant.