Patents Assigned to Sweet Beet Incorporated
  • Process for obtaining stereoisomers from biomass
    Patent number: 6365732
    Abstract: The present invention includes a process for extracting a stereoisomer fro biomass. The method comprises providing biomass and subjecting the biomass to substantially instantaneous pressurization and depressurization to separate cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignin from the biomass. The hemicellulose is hydrolyzed to form hemicellulose hydrolysates. The hydrolysates are separated using chromatography.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2002
    Assignee: Sweet Beet Incorporated
    Inventor: Doug Van Thorre