25-05-2017 дата публикации
Номер: US20170145404A1
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Biomass (e.g., plant biomass, animal biomass, and municipal waste biomass) is processed for use in the production of useful products, such as fuels. For example, systems can use biomass materials, such as cellulosic and/or lignocellulosic materials, to enhance the production of a product, e.g., the production of ethanol and/or butanol by fermentation. 1. A method comprising:irradiating a fibrous material with a beam of electrons in air to produce a functionalized fibrous material having carboxylic acid groups extending outwardly therefrom, andcontacting the functionalized fibrous material with organisms such that the organisms become immobilized on the fibrous material.2. The method of wherein the fibrous material comprises a lignocellulosic material.3. The method of wherein the material comprises corn cobs and/or corn stover.4. The method of wherein the electrons are accelerated.5. The method of wherein the organisms comprise fermentative organisms.6. The method of wherein the organisms comprise yeast and/or bacteria.7. The method of further comprising claim 1 , after immobilization of the organisms on the fibrous material claim 1 , placing the fibrous material in an aqueous medium containing one or more low molecular weight sugars. This application is a continuation application of U.S. application Ser. No. 14/925,850, filed Oct. 28, 2015, which is a continuation application of U.S. application Ser. No. 13/964,354, filed Aug. 12, 2013, now U.S. Pat. No. 9,206,413, issued Dec. 8, 2015, which is a continuation application of U.S. application Ser. No. 13/662,763 filed Oct. 29, 2012, now U.S. Pat. No. 8,597,917, issued on Dec. 3, 2013, which is a continuation application of U.S. application Ser. No. 12/782,543 filed May 18, 2010, now U.S. Pat. No. 8,377,668, issued Feb. 19, 2013, which claimed priority to U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 61/180,032, filed May 20, 2009, and U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 61/252,293, filed Oct. 16, 2009. The complete ...
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