US Patent Issued to Biofine Technology on Feb. 18 for "Systems and methods for the production of levulinic acid, furfural, and formic acid" (Massachusetts Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,227,486, issued on Feb. 18, was assigned to Biofine Technology LLC (Brookline, Mass.).

"Systems and methods for the production of levulinic acid, furfural, and formic acid" was invented by Stephen W. Fitzpatrick (Framingham, Mass.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The disclosure relates to systems and methods for the production of levulinic acid, furfural, and formic acid from feedstock materials containing cellulose and hemicellulose. The levulinic acid, furfural, and formic acid can each be produced in relatively high yield simultaneously and in the same reactor vessel."

The patent was filed on July 29, 2024, under Application No. 18/787...