Inventors:
David Litzen - Rapid City SD, US
David Dixon - Rapid City SD, US
Patrick Gilcrease - Rapid City SD, US
Robb Winter - Rapid City SD, US
International Classification:
C12P 19/02
Abstract:
A pretreatment of biomass for ethanol production is disclosed. The pretreatment of biomass such as sawdust or wood chips by processing such biomass through an extruder results in a greatly increased recovery of sugar using hydrolysis.