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    Biohydrogen production by an artificial enzymatic pathway

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    Publication Date
    2012-07-03
    Filing Date
    2007-05-11
    Inventor
    Mielenz, Jonathan Richard
    Zhang, Yi-Heng Percival
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    Abstract
    The present invention comprises an in vitro enzymatic process that effectively converts renewable polysaccharides into high yields of hydrogen at mild conditions, using only enzymes and water. The process comprises a number of enzymes: (1) phosphorylases, (2) phosphoglucomutases, (3) hydrogenases, and (4) enzymes involved in the pentose-phosphate pathway. Preferred embodiments of the process produce only hydrogen and carbon dioxide as net products, translating into an inexpensive method of generating hydrogen in very large quantities from low-cost feedstocks.
    Assignee
    Virginia Tech Intellectual Properties, Inc.
    Patent Number
    8211681
    Application Number
    11747496
    Source URL
    http://pimg-fpiw.uspto.gov/fdd/81/116/082/0.pdf
    Primary/U.S. Class
    423/648.1
    Other/U.S. Class
    429/2
    435/166
    435/168
    CPC Class
    C12P3/00
    H01M8/16
    Y02E60/527
    Y02P70/56
    Patent Type
    utility
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10919/72683
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