Patent ID: 8637284

Claim:
A method of producing a cellulosic or lignocellulosic material containing one or more enzymes, the method comprising: treating a cellulosic or lignocellulosic material by exposure to an electron beam under conditions that reduce the recalcitrance of the cellulosic or lignocellulosic material, to produce a treated cellulosic or lignocellulosic material, inoculating the treated cellulosic or lignocellulosic material with a microorganism of the genus Thrichoderma selected to utilize the treated cellulosic or lignocellulosic material and produce said one or more enzymes, thereby producing an inoculated cellulosic or lignocellulosic material, and maintaining the inoculated cellulosic or lignocellulosic material under conditions that allow the microorganism of the genus Trichoderma to produce said one or more enzymes, thereby producing a cellulosic or lignocellulosic material containing one or more enzymes.