Cheryl L Barrett

Address:

481 Shultz Dr, Hamilton, OH 45013

VIN:

4M2CU87167KJ18111

Make:

MERCURY

Model:

MARINER

Year:

2007

US Patent:

58337571, Nov 10, 1998

Filed:

Dec 22, 1995

Appl. No.:

8/577051

Inventors:

Francis H. Verhoff - Cincinnati OH
Charles S. Blatteis - Cypress TX
Cheryl L. Barrett - Cleveland WI

Assignee:

U.S. Tech, Inc. - Cincinnati OH

International Classification:

C13D 108
C08B 3000
A23L 110
A23B 710

US Classification:

127 42

Abstract:

A process which permits the facile conversion of green bananas to a sugar syrup uses a sequence of steps involving grinding the bananas, heating the bananas, treating the bananas with an alpha amylase to convert the starch granules into lower molecular weight molecules (liquefaction), changing conditions and treating the low molecular weight starch molecules and other substances in the liquefied fluid with the enzymes, amyloglucosidase, pectinase, cellulase, macerase, etc. , filtering the resultant fluid to remove the solids, and, if necessary, evaporating the sugar solution to a suitable concentration. Use of elevated pH in each of the enzymatic conversion steps was found to greatly increase the glucose yield.