Preparation of lactic acid and/or a lactate salt from lignocellulosic material by separate saccharification and fermentation steps

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PATENT NO 10240171
APP PUB NO 20170292133A1
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15329125

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A process for preparing lactic acid and/or a lactate salt via the fermentation of carbohydrates obtained from lignocellulosic material. In particular the process includes: a) treating a lignocellulosic material with an alkaline agent including a caustic magnesium salt in the presence of water to provide a treated aqueous lignocellulosic material; b) saccharifying the treated aqueous lignocellulosic material in the presence of a hydrolytic enzyme to provide a saccharified aqueous lignocellulosic material including fermentable carbohydrates and a solid lignocellulosic fraction; c) fermenting the fermentable carbohydrates in the saccharified aqueous lignocellulosic material by way of lactic acid producing microorganism in the presence of an alkaline agent including a caustic magnesium salt to provide an aqueous fermentation broth including a magnesium lactate; and d) isolating lactic acid and/or lactate salt from the fermentation broth; wherein the saccharification step b) and the fermentation step c) are performed as two separate steps.

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PURAC BIOCHEM B VARKELSEDIJK 46 GORINCHEM 4206 AC

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Baets, Peter Johannes Marie Spijk, NL 6 14
De, Haan André Banier Best, NL 30 63
Groot, Willem Jacob Dordrecht, NL 10 19
Sanchez, Garcia David Rotterdam, NL 5 8

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