Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation

Technology

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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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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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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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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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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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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