Patents by Inventor Naohiro Fujikawa

Naohiro Fujikawa has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • ETHANOL PRODUCING PROCESS AND APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20100304455
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for producing ethanol by carrying out the following steps: performing enzymatic saccharification of pre-treated lignocellulosic biomass in a reaction system; performing ethanol fermentation of fermentable sugars obtained from the saccharified pre-treated lignocellulosic biomass in the same reaction zone as the enzymatic saccharification; distilling ethanol directly off from a reaction treatment liquid in the reaction zone, so as to recover the ethanol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2007
    Publication date: December 2, 2010
    Applicants: National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Juon Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Inoue, Chiaki Kitao, Shinichi Yano, Shigeki Sawayama, Takashi Endo, Tetsuro Nishimoto, Naohiro Fujikawa