John I. Haas
John I. Haas Patent applications | ||
Patent application number | Title | Published |
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20090042276 | USE OF HOP ACIDS IN FUEL ETHANOL PRODUCTION - Six hop acids are common to hops and beer: alpha acid, beta acids, isoalpha acids, rho-isoalpha acids, tetrahydro-isoalpha acids, and hexahydro-isoalpha acids. The six hop acids were tested to determine which were the most effective in inhibiting the growth of bacteria common to fuel ethanol production. The bacteria used in the tests were | 02-12-2009 |
20080213342 | Hop acids as a replacement for antibiotics in animal feed - A method of using hop acids for increasing food and energy uptake from feed by livestock is described which includes delivering the hop acids for oral ingestion to the animals by mixing the acids with livestock feed. The acids are mixed with the feed in an amount to inhibit certain types of undesirable bacteria in the livestock's digestive system, thereby increasing the production of propionate and lactate and decreasing the production of methane gas. | 09-04-2008 |