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Cost-Effective Approach for Oxidative Catalytic Pretreatment of Plant Biomass via Homogenous Catalysis and Co-oxidants
Researchers from UW-Madison and other institutions have developed an improved alkaline pretreatment method for plant biomass that makes the production of lignocellulose-derived sugars for bio-based fu...
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Shannon Stahl, Zhaoyang Yuan, Eric Hegg, David Hodge, Bryan Bals | P200223US02
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METAL COMPOUND BASED CATALYSTS FOR ELECTROSYNTHESIS OF HYDROGEN PEROXIDE AND LINEAR PAIRED ELECTROCHEMICAL VALORIZATION OF BIOMASS-DERIVED FEEDSTOCKS
UW-Madison researchers have developed an improved electrochemical valorization strategy that leverages an electrocatalyst capable of carrying out two-electron oxygen reduction reactions (2e- ORR). The...
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Song Jin, Jordan Schmidt, Hongyuan Sheng, Richard Ross, Aurora Janes, Kwanpyung Lee | P220293US02
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BIOMIMETIC CATALYSTS FOR DIVERSE INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS IN CHEMICAL REACTIONS
UW-Madison researchers have developed a method to synthesize organocatalysts that can be engineered to mimic biological enzymes for use in a variety of industrially relevant chemical reactions. The or...
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George Huber, Hochan Chang, James Dumesic | P220291US02
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PROCESS FOR MAKING ETHERS FROM ETHANOL
UW-Madison researchers have developed a new method that allows for the transformation of ethanol into a blend of components (mainly long chain ethers) that can be used as a diesel #2 replacement. The ...
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George Huber, Emmanuel Canales, Christos Maravelias, Juan Manuel Restrepo-Florez, Javier Chavarrio | P230074US01
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CONVERSION OF TRIACETIC ACID LACTONE TO POTASSIUM SORBATE
UW-Madison researchers have developed a new approach for producing the preservative potassium sorbate directly from the biomass-derived chemical intermediate triacetic lactone (TAL) rather than via so...
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George Huber, Min Soo Kim, James Dumesic | P230282US01
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AMMONIA AND NUTRIENT ION RECOVERY FROM MANURE WASTEWATER AND ELECTROSYNTHESIS OF VALUE-ADDED CHEMICALS USING ION SELECTIVE REDOX MATERIAL
UW-Madison researchers have developed a new method for recovering NH4+ or K+ ions from manure wastewater. The method includes contacting a manure wastewater stream containing organic matter and salts ...
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Song Jin, Rui Wang | P230277US01
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BIORENEWABLE SYNTHESIS OF HYDROXY-HEXANOATE ESTERS
UW-Madison researchers have developed a method to synthesize a series of flavoring agents (a group of hexanoate esters) which possess odors such as fruity, grape, burnt wood, hay, pineapple, cranberry...
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George Huber, Marco Nazareno Dell Anna | P220200US02
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ELECTROCHEMICAL HYDROGENOLYSIS OF CARBONYL GROUPS IN ALDEHYDES AND KETONES USING ZINC CATHODES
UW-Madison researchers have developed a new process, termed electrochemical Clemmensen reduction, in which an electrochemical cell is used to perform hydrogenolysis and Zn is used as an electrocatalyt...
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Kyoung-Shin Choi, Xin Yuan, Jonah Eisenberg | P230265US01
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A High-Efficacy CRISPRi System And Strong Synthetic Promoters For Alphaproteobacteria And Gammaproteobacteria
The present invention from UW-Madison innovators is a CRISPRi system for studying the genetics of Z. mobilis and lac-regulated synthetic Z. mobilis promoters that are used in the CRISPRi system but al...
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Jason Peters, Amy Banta | P200361US02
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Point Mutations That Boost Aromatic Amino Acid Production And CO2 Assimilation In Plants
UW researchers have identified a genetic mutation in a family of genes that removes a repressor of the shikimate pathway. Their work identified the suppressor of tyra2 (sota) as a target to deregulate...
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Hiroshi Maeda, Ryo Yokoyama, Marcos Vinicius Viana de Oliveira | P220090WO01
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FLOW-BASED AEROBIC DEPOLYMERIZATION OF LIGNIN
UW-Madison researchers have developed a flow reactor for lignin valorization. The flow-based reactor increases monomer production while limiting unwanted side/subsequent reactions. In particular, mate...
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Shannon Stahl, Christopher Holland, Eric Weeda, Thatcher Root | P220013WO01
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Bio-Composite Materials For 3D Printing Using Milk Proteins
Recent global estimates project that over 125 million tons of dairy products are wasted or discarded due to spoilage each year. Roughly half of this waste occurs before the products even reach the con...
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John Obielodan, Joseph Wu | T200060US02
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Gene Duplications For Crabtree-Warburg-Like Aerobic Xylose Fermentation
UW-Madison researchers have developed an engineered Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain capable of efficient fermentation of xylose to ethanol. The engineered yeast they developed builds upon a previously...
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Trey Sato, Christopher Hittinger, Sae-Byuk Lee | P220016US02
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Electrochemical Reductive Coupling of Phenol Derivatives
UW Madison researchers have developed an improved method for the electrochemical reductive coupling of lignin derived monomers (e.g., 4-carboxylic acid phenols) in the presence of Ni or Ni/Pd catalysi...
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Shannon Stahl, Zhiming Su, Jack Twilton | P210231WO01
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Synthesis of Bio-Based Polyurethanes and Polyesters
Plant biomass remains a promising renewable source of important platform chemicals currently derived from petroleum. These include the chemical building blocks used to make polyurethanes (commonly fou...
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George Huber, Hochan Chang, James Dumesic | P210122US01
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One-Step Process to Generate Lignin-Derived Aromatics from Raw Biomass
Lignocellulosic biomass is a renewable energy source with great potential for generating value-added chemicals. One of the major components of biomass is lignin (15-25 percent). Due to its infamo...
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Shannon Stahl, Hao Luo | P190134US02
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Method To Solubilize Biomass Under Mild Conditions
UW researchers have developed a simple and efficient method of dissolving biomass using concentrated sulfuric acid and cysteine. The standard method of Klason lignin determination involves dissolving ...
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John Ralph, Fachuang Lu | P210354US02
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Cells And Methods For Producing Methyl Ketones
Recombinant cells and methods for producing methyl ketones, such as medium-chain methyl ketones. The recombinant cells include recombinant acyl-ACP thioesterase genes, recombinant β-ketoacyl-CoA ...
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Brian Pfleger, Nestor Hernandez Lozada, Qiang Yan, Trevor Simmons | P200352WO01
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BAHD Acyltransferases
The invention is directed to BAHD acyltransferase enzymes, nucleic acids encoding BAHD acyltransferase enzymes, and inhibitory nucleic acids adapted to inhibit the expression and/or translation of BAH...
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John Ralph, Rebecca Smith, Steven Karlen, Emily Beebe, Craig Bingman, Brian Fox, Hoon Kim, Shawn Mansfield, Heather MacKay, Yaseen Mottiar, Faride Unda | P180351US02
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Improved S. Cerevisiae Strains for Anaerobic Xylose Fermentation and High Stress Tolerance
Worldwide renewable energy sources are in high demand due to climate change combined with rapid depletion of fossil fuel reserves. Bioethanol remains the most attractive choice as an alternative to co...
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Audrey Gasch, Maria Sardi | P180009US01
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Genes That Improve Tolerance To Lignocellulosic Toxins When Overexpressed In Yeast And Methods Of Use In Biofuel Production
The present invention provides isolated gene sequences useful in increasing lignocellulosic toxin tolerance in yeast. Such engineered yeast are useful in methods of biofuel production, particularly et...
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Audrey Gasch, Maria Sardi | P160326US02
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Hibiscus Cannabinus Feruloyl-Coa: Monolignol Transferase
The invention relates to isolated nucleic acids encoding a feruloyl-CoA:monolignol transferase and feruloyl-CoA:monolignol transferase enzymes. The isolated nucleic acids and/or the enzymes enable inc...
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John Ralph, Saunia Withers, Curtis Wilkerson, Shawn Mansfield | P120103US02
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Single-reactor Process For Production Of Liquid-phase Organic Compounds By Catalytic Processing Of A
Disclosed is a method for preparing liquid fuel and chemical intermediates from biomass-derived oxygenated hydrocarbons. The method includes the steps of reacting in a single reactor an aqueous soluti...
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James Dumesic, Dante Simonetti, Edward Kunkes | P08078US
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Method For Producing Bio-fuel Integrating Heat From Biomass Gasification To Drive Synthesis Gas-util
A low-temperature catalytic process for converting biomass (preferably glycerol recovered from the fabrication of bio-diesel) to synthesis gas (i.e., H2/CO gas mixture) in an endothermic gasification ...
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James Dumesic, Randy Cortright | P06167US
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Systems And Methods For Determining Genotypes For Performing Physiological Functions
Systems and methods for determining genetic variations of an organism for performing a physiological function. The systems include a number of modules that can be integrated into existing metabolic en...
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Jennifer Reed, Christopher Tervo | P140140US03