US Patent Application 18324416. CELLULOSE SACCHARIFICATION METHOD simplified abstract
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CELLULOSE SACCHARIFICATION METHOD
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Inventor(s)
Yoshiki Nakashima of Suwa (JP)
CELLULOSE SACCHARIFICATION METHOD - A simplified explanation of the abstract
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18324416 titled 'CELLULOSE SACCHARIFICATION METHOD
Simplified Explanation
The patent application describes a method for breaking down cellulose into sugar using a specific process.
- The method involves sterilizing an acidic liquid and cellulose raw material in a saccharification tank.
- The raw material is then immersed in the acidic liquid for at least 30 minutes at a pH of 4.0 or lower.
- Water is added to the tank to raise the pH to 4.4 or higher, creating a liquid mixture.
- An enzyme is added to the liquid mixture, and the stirring causes a saccharification reaction to occur.
- The method aims to efficiently convert cellulose into sugar for various applications.
Original Abstract Submitted
A cellulose saccharification method includes a sterilization step of feeding, into a saccharification tank, an acidic liquid having a pH of 4.0 or less and a raw material including cellulose, and immersing, at a pH of 4.0 or less, the raw material in the acidic liquid for 30 minutes or longer; a mixing step of feeding water into the saccharification tank to obtain a liquid mixture having a pH of 4.4 or more; and a saccharification step of adding an enzyme to the liquid mixture and causing a saccharification reaction to proceed through stirring.
