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Saccharide-solution producing apparatus, fermentation system, saccharide-solution producing method, and fermentation method

Granted 7 Jul 2015 · 6 office actions

Current assignee: Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems, Ltd. · originally Mitsubishi Electric Corporation

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Inventors: Minoru Genta, Seiichi Terakura, Gaku Kondo, Michio Nishiyama +1 · Examiner: Nathan Bowers · AU 1775 · TC 1700

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Abstract

A saccharide-solution producing apparatus 11 A according to the present invention is a saccharide-solution producing apparatus for producing a saccharide solution 22 derived from a carbohydrate-based material 21 , and includes a saccharide-solution controlling unit 15 A that controls the saccharide solution derived from the carbohydrate-based material 21 , a cellulosic biomass saccharifying unit 16 that saccharifies hydrothermally treated biomass obtained by hydrothermally decomposing a cellulosic biomass material 35 that contains a lignin component and a hemicellulose component, and produces a diluted saccharide solution 37 , and a diluted-saccharide-solution supply pipe L 11 that mixes the diluted saccharide solution 37 produced by the cellulosic biomass saccharifying unit 16 into the saccharide-solution controlling unit 15 A. With this configuration, it is possible to improve production efficiency of the saccharide solution 22 and to realize cost reduction.

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IPC · International Patent Classification
Section C — Chemistry; metallurgy
  • C13K1/02
  • C12P19/14
  • C12M1/00
  • C12P19/02
  • C12P7/10
  • C12M1/33

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related publicationUS 20130196424 A11 Aug 2013

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