US Patent Issued to Solenis Technologies on July 8 for "Process for increasing digestion efficiency of lignocellulosic material in a treatment vessel" (American, Brazilian Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,351,981, issued on July 8, was assigned to Solenis Technologies LP (Wilmington, Del.).

"Process for increasing digestion efficiency of lignocellulosic material in a treatment vessel" was invented by Scott Thomas Schnelle (West Grove, Pa.), Daniel Joseph Nicholson (Swarthmore, Pa.) and Danyella Oliveira Perissotto (Americana, Brazil).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A process for increasing digestion efficiency of lignocellulosic material in a treatment vessel includes providing lignocellulosic material comprising lignocellulosic biomass, providing an alkyl polyglycoside, an alkoxylated alcohol, and a white liquor comprising sodium hydroxide ...