US Patent Issued to THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA on Aug. 4 for "Processes for fractionation of biomass" (Alabama Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,698,590, issued on Aug. 4, was assigned to THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA (Tuscaloosa, Ala.).

"Processes for fractionation of biomass" was invented by James Dennis Pierog-Sheehan (Tuscaloosa, Ala.) and Jason E. Bara (Tuscaloosa, Ala.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed herein are systems and methods delignifying and depolymerizing lignocellulosic biomass into an aromatic species-rich fraction and a carbohydrate-rich fraction. The resultant fractions can be used as raw materials to produce value-added goods from biogenic carbon."

The patent was filed on June 28, 2024, under Application No. 18/758,566.

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