Recovery of lignin and water soluble sugars from plant materials

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PATENT NO 8822657
APP PUB NO 20130005952A1
SERIAL NO

13612453

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In one aspect, a process for treating woody plant material is provided, the process involving contacting the plant material with a continuous flow of an aqueous ethanol solution at elevated temperature and pressure under conditions that promote extraction of ethanol-soluble lignin from the plant material and retention of hemicellulose sugars, xylose and cellulose in the treated plant material solids. In another aspect, a process for extracting hemicellulose sugars from lignin-depleted plant material solids is provided, the process involving contacting lignin-depleted plant material with water at elevated temperature and pressure under conditions that promote extraction of hemicellulose sugars from the plant material; and recovering hemicellulose sugars from the liquid mixture.

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VERTICHEM CORPORATIONTORONTO ON M5H 3B7

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Belanger, Helene Auckland, NZ 14 362
Chen, John Auckland, NZ 264 4405
Elton, Clare Auckland, NZ 8 71
Farid, Mohammed Mehdi Auckland, NZ 5 107
Lough, Tony James Auckland, NZ 10 360
MacFarlane, Alan Auckland, NZ 1 15
Prestidge, Ross L Auckland, NZ 10 372
Watson, James D Auckland, NZ 49 810
Yao, Jia-Long Auckland, NZ 7 198

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