US Patent Application 18323450. METHOD OF SACCHARIFYING CELLULOSE simplified abstract
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METHOD OF SACCHARIFYING CELLULOSE
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Yoshiki Nakashima of Suwa (JP)
METHOD OF SACCHARIFYING CELLULOSE - A simplified explanation of the abstract
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18323450 titled 'METHOD OF SACCHARIFYING CELLULOSE
Simplified Explanation
The patent application describes a method for saccharifying cellulose using enzymes.
- The method involves adding water, a raw material containing cellulose, and an enzyme to a saccharification vessel to create a mixed solution.
- The mixed solution is then stirred to promote a saccharification reaction.
- During the stirring step, a detection unit is used to measure the concentration of the enzyme in the liquid of the mixed solution.
- If the enzyme concentration decreases from the initial concentration, it indicates that the saccharification reaction is progressing.
- At this point, additional raw material containing cellulose is added to the mixed solution.
- This process is repeated until the enzyme concentration increases, indicating that the saccharification reaction has completed.
Original Abstract Submitted
A method of saccharifying cellulose according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is a method including an adding step of adding water, a raw material containing cellulose, and an enzyme to a saccharification vessel from an addition unit to obtain a mixed solution, a stirring step of stirring the mixed solution to promote a saccharification reaction, and a detecting step of detecting a concentration of the enzyme contained in a liquid of the mixed solution using a detection unit in the stirring step, in which in the detecting step, the raw material containing cellulose is additionally added to the mixed solution from the addition unit after confirmation that the concentration of the enzyme is decreased from the concentration of the enzyme at start of the stirring step and then increased.
