Processing biomass

• US 10,508,291 B2
• Filed: 07/21/2017
• Issued: 12/17/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 04/30/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Xyleco, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Xyleco, Inc.
• Inventors: Medoff, Marshall
• Primary Examiner(s): Kosar, Aaron J
• Application Number:
  US15/657,013
• Publication Number:
  US 20170321233A1
• Time in Patent Office: 879 Days
• CPC Class Codes: A23K 10/00 Animal feeding-stuffs
• CPC Class Codes: A23K 10/12 by fermentation of natural products, e.g. of vegetable material, animal waste material or biomass
• CPC Class Codes: A23K 10/30 from material of plant origin, e.g. roots, seeds or hay; from material of fungal origin, e.g. mushrooms obtained by microbiological or biochemical processes, e.g. using yeasts or enzymes, A23K10/10
• CPC Class Codes: A23K 10/37 from waste material from hydrolysates of wood or straw A23K10/32; from molasses A23K10/33
• CPC Class Codes: A23K 20/163 Sugars; Polysaccharides
• CPC Class Codes: A23K 20/189 Enzymes
• CPC Class Codes: A23K 40/10 by agglomeration; by granulation, e.g. making powders
• CPC Class Codes: A23K 50/10 for ruminants
• CPC Class Codes: A23K 50/30 for swines
• CPC Class Codes: A23K 50/40 for carnivorous animals, e.g. cats or dogs
• CPC Class Codes: A23K 50/75 for poultry
• CPC Class Codes: A23K 50/80 for aquatic animals, e.g. fish, crustaceans or molluscs
• CPC Class Codes: A23L 5/00 Preparation or treatment of foods or foodstuffs, in general; Food or foodstuffs obtained thereby; Materials therefor
• CPC Class Codes: A23L 5/30 Physical treatment, e.g. electrical or magnetic means, wave energy or irradiation cooking A23L5/10
• CPC Class Codes: A23V 2002/00 Food compositions, function of food ingredients or processes for food or foodstuffs
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 8/9717 Rhodophycota or Rhodophyta [red algae], e.g. Porphyra
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 8/9722 Chlorophycota or Chlorophyta [green algae], e.g. Chlorella
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 8/9728 Fungi, e.g. yeasts
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 8/9789 Magnoliopsida [dicotyledons]
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 8/9794 Liliopsida [monocotyledons]
• CPC Class Codes: A61Q 19/00 : Preparations for care of the skin
• CPC Class Codes: B01D 39/18 : the material being cellulose or derivatives thereof cork or peat B01D39/1646 ; making filter paper D21F11/14
• CPC Class Codes: C08H 8/00 : Macromolecular compounds derived from lignocellulosic materials pretreatment thereof B27N
• CPC Class Codes: C08J 3/28 : Treatment by wave energy or particle radiation
• CPC Class Codes: C08L 1/02 : Cellulose; Modified cellulose
• CPC Class Codes: C08L 5/14 : Hemicellulose; Derivatives thereof
• CPC Class Codes: C12N 9/00 : Enzymes; Proenzymes; Compositions thereof preparations containing enzymes for cleaning teeth A61K8/66, A61Q11/00; medicinal preparations containing enzymes or proenzymes A61K38/43; enzyme containing detergent compositions C11D; enzymes with nucleic acid structure, e.g. ribozymes, C12N15/113; Processes for preparing, activating, inhibiting, separating or purifying enzymes preparation of malt C12C1/00
• CPC Class Codes: C12P 13/04 : Alpha- or beta- amino acids other amino acids C12P13/005
• CPC Class Codes: C12P 19/02 : Monosaccharides 2-ketogulonic acid C12P7/60
• CPC Class Codes: C12P 19/14 : produced by the action of a carbohydrase (EC 3.2.x), e.g. by alpha-amylase , e.g. by cellulase, hemicellulase
• CPC Class Codes: C12P 19/44 : Preparation of O-glycosides, e.g. glucosides polysaccharides and not substituted disaccharides C12P19/04, C12P19/12
• CPC Class Codes: C12P 2201/00 : Pretreatment of cellulosic or lignocellulosic material for subsequent enzymatic treatment or hydrolysis
• CPC Class Codes: C12P 2203/00 : Fermentation products obtained from optionally pretreated or hydrolyzed cellulosic or lignocellulosic material as the carbon source ethanol C12P7/10
• CPC Class Codes: C12P 7/10 : substrate containing cellulosic material
• CPC Class Codes: C12P 7/42 : Hydroxy-carboxylic acids
• CPC Class Codes: C12P 7/62 : Carboxylic acid esters
• CPC Class Codes: C13K 1/02 : obtained by saccharification of cellulosic materials manufacture of fodder A23K10/32
• CPC Class Codes: D21C 5/005 : Treatment of cellulose-containing material with microorganisms or enzymes
• CPC Class Codes: D21C 9/001 : Modification of pulp properties purification D21C9/08
• CPC Class Codes: Y02A 40/818 : Alternative feeds for fish, e.g. in aquacultures
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 50/10 : Biofuels, e.g. bio-diesel
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 50/30 : Fuel from waste, e.g. synthetic alcohol or diesel
• CPC Class Codes: Y02P 60/87 : Re-use of by-products of food processing for fodder production

Abstract

Biomass (e.g., plant biomass, animal biomass, microbial, and municipal waste biomass) is processed to produce useful products, such as food products and amino acids.

Claims

1. An animal feed made by a process comprising (i) treating a comminuted lignocellulosic biomass with electron beam radiation of greater than 5 Mrad, and at a dosing sufficient to produce a recalcitrance reduced lignocellulosic biomass, and (ii) combining said recalcitrance reduced lignocellulosic biomass with a solid additive, thereby producing an animal feed.

2. The animal feed of claim 1 wherein the animal feed has a higher nutritional value compared to an animal feed that has not been made by a process comprising (i) treating a comminuted lignocellulosic biomass with electron beam radiation of greater than 5 Mrad, and at a dosing sufficient to produce a recalcitrance reduced lignocellulosic biomass, and (ii) combining said recalcitrance reduced lignocellulosic biomass with a solid additive, thereby producing an animal feed.

3. The animal feed of claim 2 wherein the higher nutritional value is due to more digestively available food energy, or greater nutrient availability or both.

4. The animal feed of claim 1 wherein the lignocellulosic biomass comprises corn cobs and/or corn stover.

5. The animal feed of claim 1 wherein the solid additive is selected from a group consisting of an enzyme, microorganism, animal products, antibiotics, nutrients, prebiotics, flavoring agents, coloring agents, preservatives, metabolic modifiers and mixtures thereof.

6. The animal feed of claim 5 wherein the enzyme comprises a multiple enzyme cocktail.

7. The animal feed of claim 5 wherein the enzyme comprises a dried enzyme.

8. The animal feed of claim 5 wherein the enzyme comprises an enzyme requiring activation.

9. The animal feed of claim 5 wherein the enzyme is selected from the group consisting of phytase, cellulase, lactase, lipase, pepsin, catalase, xylanase, pectinase, and mixtures thereof.

10. The animal feed of claim 5 wherein the microorganism is selected from a group consisting of bacteria, yeast, fungi, algae and mixtures thereof.

11. The animal feed of claim 5 wherein the microorganism is selected from a group consisting of Aspergillus niger, Baccillus subtillis, Bifidobacterium animalis, B. bifidium, Enterococcus faecium, Aspergillus oryzae, Lactobacillus acidophilus, L. bulgaricus, L. planetarium, Streptococcus lactis, and Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

12. The animal feed of claim 5 wherein the animal product is selected from a group consisting of animal meat, poultry, animal bone, animal fat, animal waste-product, dairy product, marine product, fat, oil and mixtures thereof.

13. The animal feed of claim 5 wherein the antibiotic is selected from a group consisting of tetracyclines, macrolides, fluoroquinolones, streptogramins and mixtures thereof.

14. The animal feed of claim 5 wherein the nutrient is selected from a group consisting of proteins, vitamins, minerals, salts, amino acids, fatty acids and mixtures thereof.

15. The animal feed of claim 1 wherein the solid additive is in the form of pellets, powder, tablets, blocks, particulates, or granules.