Tobacco biomass utilization
CA 2448323 A1 · Owner: Pandolfino, Joseph · Inventors: Pandolfino, Joseph
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The present invention discloses a method for the fermentative production of ethanol comprising providing a reduced nicotine recombinant tobacco plant or a portion thereof, fermenting the plant or portion thereof in a fermentation vessel for a time sufficient to produce ethanol therefrom and then collecting , the ethanol from the fermentation vessel. The present invention also discloses a method of sustaining an animal subject comprising feeding the animal subject a reduced nicotine recombinant tobacco plant or a portion thereof. The present invention also discloses a method of producing a protein fraction from plant biomass comprising providing a reduced nicotine recombinant tobacco …
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- Filed June 5, 2002. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended June 5, 2022.
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