Methods for treating lignocellulosic materials
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1. A hemicellulose sugar mixture comprising:
- xylose in a ratio to total dissolved sugars >
0.40 weight/weight;
fructose in a ratio to total dissolved sugars <
0.10 weight/weight; and
one or more of the following;
galactose in a ratio to total dissolved sugars <
0.05 weight/weight; and
mannose in a ratio to total dissolved sugars <
0.05 weight/weight.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to methods of processing lignocellulosic material to obtain hemicellulose sugars, cellulose sugars, lignin, cellulose and other high-value products. Also provided are hemicellulose sugars, cellulose sugars, lignin, cellulose, and other high-value products.
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1. A hemicellulose sugar mixture comprising:
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xylose in a ratio to total dissolved sugars >
0.40 weight/weight;fructose in a ratio to total dissolved sugars <
0.10 weight/weight; andone or more of the following; galactose in a ratio to total dissolved sugars <
0.05 weight/weight; andmannose in a ratio to total dissolved sugars <
0.05 weight/weight. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 24, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 39)
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8. A hemicellulose sugar mixture comprising:
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monosaccharides in a ratio to total dissolved sugars >
0.50 weight/weight;glucose in a ratio to the monosaccharides <
0.25 weight/weight;xylose in a ratio to the monosaccharides >
0.18 weight/weight;fructose in a ratio to the monosaccharides between 0.01 and 0.10 weight/weight; and one or more of the following; furfurals in an amount up to 0.01% weight/weight; one or more phenols in an amount up to 500 ppm; and hexanol in an amount up to 0.1% weight/weight. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 25, 34, 40)
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17. A hemicellulose sugar mixture comprising:
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oligosaccharides in a ratio to total dissolved sugars >
0.15 weight/weight;the sum of glucose and fructose in a ratio to total dissolved sugars >
0.10 weight/weight;xylose in a ratio to total dissolved sugars <
0.40 weight/weight; andone or more of the following; mannose in a ratio to total dissolved sugars >
0.01 weight/weight;fructose in a ratio to total dissolved sugars <
0.10 weight/weight;furfurals in an amount up to 0.01% weight/weight; phenols in an amount up to 500 ppm; and hexanol in an amount up to 0.1% weight/weight. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 26, 35, 36, 37, 38, 41)
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