Resumen de: US2025084444A1
Disclosed are methods for producing from a gaseous substrate comprising CO, CO2, and optionally H2 at least one oxygenated product. Also provided are methods of using a broth deficient in thiamine or thiazole-containing thiamine precursors as a screening tool for suitable ethanol producing acetogenic carboxydotrophic bacteria strains, operating a syngas fermentation without the addition of thiamine or thiazole-containing thiamine precursors, controlling bacterial contamination in a bioreactor, and methods for preparing animal feed and fertilizer.
Resumen de: EP4563678A1
The present invention aims to provide a biomass-containing fuel that has excellent combustion characteristics like fuels such as heavy oil. The present invention relates to a biomass-containing fuel containing a char produced by pyrolysis of plant biomass and a fuel oil.
Resumen de: EP4563677A1
The present invention aims to provide a biomass-containing fuel that has a high biomass content and excellent fluidity. The present invention relates to a biomass-containing fuel containing a char produced by pyrolysis of plant biomass; a dispersant; and water. The char produced by pyrolysis of plant biomass is contained in a proportion of 40% by mass or more based on 100% by mass of the biomass-containing fuel.
Resumen de: AU2023313075A1
The use of at least one nitrogen-containing detergent to reduce the filter blocking tendency of a fuel composition having a tendency to block filters, wherein the fuel composition comprises a renewable diesel component and a biodiesel component.
Resumen de: MX2025000348A
The present disclosure relates to composition of matter for a feedstock suitable for graphitization. In particular, the present disclosure relates to composition required for taking non-graphitizable carbon materials and producing a graphite product with preferred properties.
Resumen de: WO2024023837A1
The present disclosure relates to an improved process for enzymatic hydrolysis of lignocellulosic feedstock comprising steps of subjecting the lignocellulosic feedstock to impregnation to obtain impregnated slurry; adjusting the concentration and pH of the treated slurry to obtain a stream; adding additives to the stream to obtain additive-treated stream and subjecting the additive-treated stream to enzymatic hydrolysis to obtain enzyme-hydrolysed stream comprising fermentable sugars. The invention also discloses the step of co-fermenting the enzyme-hydrolyzed stream to obtain fermentation product. The improved process for enzymatic hydrolysis of the lignocellulosic feedstock of the present invention is characterized in that the addition of additives to the stream increases the efficiency of enzymatic hydrolysis at least by 7%
Resumen de: EP4563563A1
The present invention relates to a recovery process for obtaining bioethylene by catalytically dehydrating advanced bioethanol from the organic fraction of municipal solid waste (OFMSW), which will be referred to as such in this patent, said process being an example of a circular economy.
Resumen de: WO2025108949A1
A pyrolysis reactor (2) incorporating an inlet duct (34) and an outlet duct (31) configured to allow heat to be transferred from an inlet gas stream (G2) circulating in the inlet duct (34) to an outlet gas stream (G6) circulating in the outlet duct (31). A pyrolysis facility and method using such a reactor (2).
Resumen de: US2025171703A1
A biomass-derived carbon material is provided, the carbon material having a carbon content of 60 to 75% by weight and an integrated heat of oxidation reaction of 5 kJ/kg or less when maintained in air at 107° C. for 20 minutes. A method for producing a carbon material is provided, the method including: a carbonization step of obtaining biomass chars having a carbon content of 61 to 75% by weight from biomass; and an oxidation step of heating the biomass chars to 200° C. or higher in an atmosphere having an oxygen concentration of 2 to 13% by volume.
Resumen de: AU2023390243A1
Methods of producing a consumable alcoholic product involve utilizing one or more enzymes to reduce or remove an oral pain response otherwise experienced upon consumption of the product. Methods involve admixing at least one oxidase with a fermentate and optionally distilling the fermentate to produce a consumable alcoholic product, such as a distilled alcohol. Methods involve admixing at least one oxidase comprising an aldehyde dehydrogenase.
Resumen de: AU2025203426A1
A biomass processing system is disclosed whereby a counter flow path is provided for recovering yielded product from at least two fermentation stages. In certain configurations, the counter flow path is associated with respective extraction stages that correspond to each respective fermentation stages. To enhance product recovery, certain configurations also disclose mechanical grinding of biomass between fermentation stage to enhance a surface area for further subsequent processing of the biomass. To yet further enhance the system, certain configurations discloses a cell recovery sub-system that agitates processed biomass to separate cells from undigested residues. The recovered cells may be recycled to fermentation stages in the system.
Resumen de: US2025171823A1
Microorganisms are genetically engineered to continuously co-produce amino acids, high-value, specialized proteins, microbial biomass, chemicals, or any combination thereof by microbial fermentation, particularly by microbial fermentation of a gaseous substrate. The microorganisms are C1-fixing. The production of ethylene, microbial biomass, and heterologous high-value, specialized proteins can be improved. This can be improved by varying promoters or nutrient limiting means.
Resumen de: US2025171818A1
A mixed microbial agent with a high yield of bacterial cellulose is provided. The mixed microbial agent includes Komagataeibacter oboediens with a deposit number of CCTCC NO: M 20221774 and Leuconostoc mesenteroides with a deposit number of CCTCC NO: M 20221775. The mass ratio of Komagataeibacter oboediens to Leuconostoc mesenteroides is 1:(0.1-0.5), and the total viable count is 107-108 cfu/mL. The mixed microbial agent is used in the process of producing Nata fiber, the growth environment and the fermentation method of the strain are optimized, and the yield and quality of the Nata fiber can be improved.
Resumen de: US2025171758A1
The present invention relates to variants of a parent alpha-amylase. The present invention also relates to polynucleotides encoding the variants and to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides, and methods of using the variant enzymes.
Resumen de: US2025169524A1
A method for preparing a plant derived product or a process intermediate or a process input, the method comprising the steps of providing a plant derived starting material, subjecting the starting material to a forward osmosis step against a draw solution so as to produce a plant material concentrate, and subjecting the draw solution to a water removal step. The water removal step may include further forward osmosis in combination with an evaporator system.
Resumen de: US2025171720A1
A method for producing alcoholic beverages from alkaline cooking, using as a basis the increase in pH in the medium to cook cacahuazintle corn grains, other similar mealy corn or any other grain, which offers a different proposal due to the generation of flavors, aromas and sensory characteristics that differentiate the products obtained by the methods herein disclosed from existing alcoholic beverages. A method for producing alcohol for human consumption and/or industrial use from the recovery and treatment of nejayote obtained from alkaline cooking residues, also known as nixtamalization of corn, applied to any alkaline cooking residue in the alimentary field.
Resumen de: WO2024020252A1
Described herein are Schizosaccharomyces pombe yeast strains genetically engineered to produce lactic acid, wherein the best performing strains have two copies of a heterologous lactate dehydrogenase gene codon optimized for expression in S. pombe in combination with inactivation of specific alleles encoding pyruvate decarboxylase (PDC), alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH) and glycerol 3 phosphate dehydrogenase (GDP). The specific alleles that are deleted are PDC201, ADH1 ADH4, and/or GDP1. The exogenous LDH genes are expressed by the S. pombe actin promoter discovered to be a constitutive high activity promoter, which may be operably linked to any gene of interest for expression in S. pombe. Also disclosed are several variant LDH genes from a variety of species that produce high levels of lactic acid when expressed in S. pombe cells.
Resumen de: EP4560017A1
Provided are an enzyme preparation which is effective for viscosity reduction in the saccharification treatment of plant biomass, and a method for producing the same. An enzyme composition comprising the following (A), (B), and (C): (A) cellulase; (B) a homogalacturonan-degrading enzyme containing polygalacturonase and pectin lyase; and (C) one or more members selected from the group consisting of arabinofuranosidase and galactanase.
Resumen de: WO2024020252A1
Described herein are Schizosaccharomyces pombe yeast strains genetically engineered to produce lactic acid, wherein the best performing strains have two copies of a heterologous lactate dehydrogenase gene codon optimized for expression in S. pombe in combination with inactivation of specific alleles encoding pyruvate decarboxylase (PDC), alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH) and glycerol 3 phosphate dehydrogenase (GDP). The specific alleles that are deleted are PDC201, ADH1 ADH4, and/or GDP1. The exogenous LDH genes are expressed by the S. pombe actin promoter discovered to be a constitutive high activity promoter, which may be operably linked to any gene of interest for expression in S. pombe. Also disclosed are several variant LDH genes from a variety of species that produce high levels of lactic acid when expressed in S. pombe cells.
Resumen de: EP4560007A2
Provided herein, inter alia, are compositions comprising one or more biologically pure strains of bacteria as well as methods of making and using the same to treat and/or prevent one or more obesity related disorders in a subject in need thereof.
Resumen de: DK202370563A1
The present invention provides a probiotic pretreatment method for improving microbial stability of sugar syrups (e.g. molasses) without using thermal, chemical or antimicrobial pretreatment. Pretreated sugar syrup is applied in a continuous ethanol fermentation, resulting in ethanol productivity improvement as well as reduction in energy and water usage compared to traditional ethanol plants, without affecting quality and quantity of the end products.
Resumen de: FR3155534A1
Réacteur (2) de pyrolyse intégrant un conduit d’entrée (34) et un conduit de sortie (31) configurés pour autoriser un transfert de chaleur d’un flux de gaz d’entrée (G2) circulant dans conduit d’entrée (34) à un flux de gaz de sortie (G6) circulant dans le conduit de sortie (31). Installation et procédé de pyrolyse mettant en œuvre un tel réacteur (2). Figure pour l’abrégé : Fig. 2
Resumen de: WO2025104379A1
The application relates to a biochar reactor (100) for producing biochar (BC). The biochar reactor comprises a horizontal reactor chamber (102), a receiver (104) for receiving (472) biomass (BM) to the biochar reactor, a pyrolyzer (108) for pyrolyzing (480) the received biomass to produce the biochar, a cooler (114) for cooling (488) the produced biochar, and a controller (346) for controlling the biochar reactor. The pyrolyzer comprises at least one pyrolyzer section (110) so that each pyrolyzer section (110) is configured to pyrolyze the biomass by using a unique section-typical temperature range. The biochar reactor is configured to mix an additive (AD) with heat gas (HG) that flows forcedly through a pyrolyzer section (110) or with water vapour (VA) that flows forcedly through the cooler to improve a result of a pyrolysis process. The bioreactor is further configured to cause a process temperature (T1, T2) within the section-typical temperature range in said pyrolyzer section by the heat gas flow.
Resumen de: US2025163365A1
The present invention relates to a Lactobacillus reuteri JH53 strain with excellent organic acid resistance and conversion rate of glycerol to 1,3-propanediol, and the use thereof. The strain of the present invention has excellent organic acid resistance and conversion rate of glycerol to 1,3-propanediol compared to the parent strain. Thus, if the strain of the present invention, which is generally recognized as safe (GRAS) for humans, is used in the process of producing 1,3-propanediol from crude glycerol, it may have the advantages of being safe, being environmentally friendly, and recycling resources, unlike existing GMO strains, and thus will be very useful in related industries.
Nº publicación: US2025163361A1 22/05/2025
Solicitante:
DANISCO US INC [US]
DANISCO US INC
Resumen de: US2025163361A1
A recombinant yeast cell comprising a nucleotide sequence encoding a protein, which protein comprises an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 01 or an amino acid sequence which has at least 90% sequence identity, preferably at least 95%, 98%, or 99% sequence identity with the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 01.