Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
435140000 | Acetic acid | 57 |
20100047886 | METHOD OF CONVERSION OF SYNGAS USING MICROORGANISM ON HYDROPHILIC MEMBRANE - A stable system for producing liquid products such as ethanol, butanol and other chemicals from syngas components contacts CO or a mixture of CO | 02-25-2010 |
20100105116 | BIOCONVERSION PROCESS USING LIQUID PHASE LAVING TO ENHANCE GAS PHASE CONVERSION - The bioconversion of gas feedstreams to liquid products by direct contact with a layer of microorganism obtains enhanced productivity through the regular cycling of liquid across a substrate that supports a biolayer of microorganisms while separating the gas and liquid phases. Such processes produce liquid products such as ethanol, butanol and other chemicals from syngas components by contacting CO or a mixture of CO | 04-29-2010 |
20100105117 | GENE ASSOCIATED WITH FOAM FORMATION OF ACETIC ACID BACTERIUM, ACETIC ACID BACTERIUM BRED BY MODIFYING THE GENE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING VINEGAR USING THE ACETIC ACID BACTERIUM - The object of the present invention is to provide a method for suppressing foam formation by identifying a gene involved in foam formation during culture of an acetic acid bacterium and reducing or deleting the function of a protein encoded by the gene, a method for more efficiently producing vinegar that contains a high concentration of acetic acid by using an acetic acid bacterium in which foam formation has been suppressed by the above method, and vinegar produced by the above production method. An acetic acid bacterium with suppressed foam formation was obtained by isolating a gene encoding a protein involved in foam formation during culture of an acetic acid bacterium, then by altering the gene by a modification to reduce or delete the function of a protein involved in foam formation. Further provided is a method for efficiently producing vinegar with higher concentration of acetic acid with the use of the acetic acid bacterium. | 04-29-2010 |
20100120104 | BIOLOGICAL AND CHEMICAL PROCESS UTILIZING CHEMOAUTOTROPHIC MICROORGANISMS FOR THE CHEMOSYTHETIC FIXATION OF CARBON DIOXIDE AND/OR OTHER INORGANIC CARBON SOURCES INTO ORGANIC COMPOUNDS, AND THE GENERATION OF ADDITIONAL USEFUL PRODUCTS - The invention described herein presents compositions and methods for a multistep biological and chemical process for the capture and conversion of carbon dioxide and/or other forms of inorganic carbon into organic chemicals including biofuels or other useful industrial, chemical, pharmaceutical, or biomass products. One or more process steps in the present invention utilizes chemoautotrophic microorganisms to fix inorganic carbon into organic compounds through chemosynthesis. An additional feature of the present invention describes process steps whereby electron donors used for the chemosynthetic fixation of carbon are generated by chemical or electrochemical means, or are produced from inorganic or waste sources. An additional feature of the present invention describes process steps for the recovery of useful chemicals produced by the carbon dioxide capture and conversion process, both from chemosynthetic reaction steps, as well as from non-biological reaction steps. | 05-13-2010 |
20100159541 | GENE ASSOCIATED WITH FOAM FORMATION OF ACETIC ACID BACTERIUM, ACETIC ACID BACTERIUM BRED BY MODIFYING THE GENE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING VINEGAR USING THE ACETIC ACID BACTERIUM - The object of the present invention is to provide a method for suppressing foam formation by identifying a gene involved in foam formation during culture of an acetic acid bacterium and reducing or deleting the function of a protein encoded by the gene, a method for more efficiently producing vinegar that contains a high concentration of acetic acid by using an acetic acid bacterium in which foam formation has been suppressed by the above method, and vinegar produced by the production method. An acetic acid bacterium with suppressed foam formation was given by obtaining a gene encoding a protein involved in foam formation during culture of an acetic acid bacterium, then by altering the gene by a modification to reduce or delete the function of a protein involved in foam formation. Further provided is a method for efficiently producing vinegar with a higher concentration of acetic acid with the use of the acetic acid bacterium. | 06-24-2010 |
20100240108 | SEQUESTRATION OF FORMALDEHYDE TO STABILIZE NITRILASE SPECIFIC ACTIVITY WHEN CONVERTING GLYCOLONITRILE TO GLYCOLIC ACID - A process is provided to improve the specific activity of an enzyme catalyst having nitrilase activity when converting glycolonitrile to glycolic acid under aqueous reaction conditions. Inclusion of an effective amount of at least one amine protectant improves the specific activity and catalytic productivity of the enzyme catalyst. | 09-23-2010 |
20100317074 | CARBON CAPTURE IN FERMENTATION - The invention relates to methods of capturing carbon by microbial fermentation of a gaseous substrate comprising CO. The methods of the invention include converting CO to one or more products including alcohols and/or acids and optionally capturing CO2 to improve overall carbon capture. In certain aspects, the invention relates to processes for producing alcohols, particularly ethanol, from industrial waste streams, particularly steel mill off-gas. | 12-16-2010 |
20110104770 | PROCESS FOR CONTROLLING SULFUR IN A FERMENTATION SYNGAS FEED STREAM - Ethanol and other liquid products are produced from biomass using gasification of the biomass to produce a syngas containing CO2, CO, H2 and sulfur or sulfur compounds that passes the syngas to a fermentation step for the conversion of the CO and CO2 and H2 to ethanol. Sulfur and sulfur compounds in the syngas are used to satisfy sulfur demanded by bacteria in the fermentation step. A sulfur control additive is added to the gasification to control syngas sulfur and sulfur compounds at a desired concentration to meet bacteria sulfur demand. | 05-05-2011 |
20110183390 | Method of Conversion of Syngas Using Microorganism on Hydrophilic Membrane - A stable system for producing liquid products such as ethanol, butanol and other chemicals from syngas components contacts CO or a mixture of CO | 07-28-2011 |
20110256597 | Membrane Supported Bioreactor for Conversion of Syngas Components to Liquid Products - Ethanol and other liquid products are produced by contacting syngas components such as CO or a mixture of CO | 10-20-2011 |
20110294177 | OPTIMISED FERMENTATION MEDIA - The invention relates to improvements in the production of alcohols by microbial fermentation, particularly to production of alcohols by microbial fermentation of substrates comprising CO. It more particularly relates to the provision of an improved fermentation media, comprising nickel, to a fermentation system such that one or more micro-organisms convert a substrate comprising CO to one or more alcohols, such as ethanol. In particular embodiments, a microbial culture is provided with at least 10 μM nickel, such that CO uptake by the microbial culture increases and ethanol productivity improves. | 12-01-2011 |
20110300593 | OPTIMISED FERMENTATION MEDIA - The invention relates to improvements in the production of alcohols by microbial fermentation, particularly to production of alcohols by microbial fermentation of a substrate comprising CO. It more particularly relates to the provision of an inorganic organic sulfur source to a fermentation system such that one or more micro-organisms convert a substrate comprising CO to alcohols. In a particular embodiment, a microbial culture is provided with sodium polysulfide, wherein a substrate comprising CO is converted to products including ethanol and 2,3-butanediol. | 12-08-2011 |
20120003706 | Process for Converting a CO and CO2 Feed Gas Stream to Liquid Products by Fermentation - A process converts a gas input stream comprising CO, CO | 01-05-2012 |
20120009638 | SYNGAS CONVERSION METHOD USING ASYMMETRIC MEMBRANE AND ANAEROBIC MICROORGANISM - A stable method for producing liquid products such as ethanol, propanol, butanol and other chemicals from syngas components that contacts CO or a mixture of CO | 01-12-2012 |
20120034664 | PROCESS TO PRODUCE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS FROM SYNTHESIS GASES - At least one isolated microorganism and a fermentation method to convert hydrogen gas, carbon dioxide gas, and/or carbon monoxide gas to a lower alkyl alcohol and/or carboxylic acid and to produce at least 2% by volume of the lower alkyl alcohol or carboxylic acid in an aqueous-based medium. | 02-09-2012 |
20120064587 | RECOMBINANT CLOSTRIDIA THAT FIX CO2 AND CO AND USES THEREOF - The present invention relates a recombinant | 03-15-2012 |
20120156739 | FERMENTATION METHOD - This invention relates to the integration of an ammonia production process with a fermentation process to produce products such as alcohols and/or acids in addition to ammonia. In a specific embodiment, a natural gas stream comprising methane is passed to a reforming zone to produce a substrate comprising CO and H | 06-21-2012 |
20120252082 | Fermentation Process For Controlling Butanediol Production - Methods for improving the efficiency of 2,3-butanediol fermentations are disclosed. More specifically methods of increasing the butanediol productivity from the anaerobic fermentation of a substrate comprising carbon monoxide or carbon monoxide and hydrogen by one or more caboxydotrophic acetogenic bacteria are disclosed. The method includes supplying a hydrogen depleted substrate to increase butanediol productivity. The method includes producing butanediol at a volumetric productivity rate of at least 15 g/L/day. | 10-04-2012 |
20120288908 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING CARBOXYLIC ACIDS HAVING 1-3 CARBON ATOMS FROM RENEWABLE RESOURCES - The invention relates to a method for producing carboxylic acids having 1-3 carbon atoms, characterized in that 2,3-butanediol and/or acetoin are reacted to form carboxylic acids having 1-3 carbon atoms. | 11-15-2012 |
20120309066 | Carbon Capture in Fermentation - The invention relates to processes for converting CO by microbial fermentation to one or more products including alcohols and/or acids and optionally capturing CO | 12-06-2012 |
20130029390 | ENERGY PRODUCTION WITH HYPERTHERMOPHILIC ORGANISMS - The present invention relates to the field of degradation with hyperthermophilic organisms, and in particular to the use of hyperthermophilic degradation to produce heat and energy rich components including hydrogen and ethanol from a biomass. In some embodiments, a biomass is fermented in the presence of hyperthermophilic organisms to produce heat. The heat is used to heat a liquid which is used directly in a heat pump or radiant heat or to produce electricity or drive a steam turbine. In some embodiments, acetate is utilized as a substrate to produce energy by methanogenesis. | 01-31-2013 |
20130071896 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING UNDESIRABLE BYPRODUCTS FORMATION CAUSED BY CONTAMINATING ORGANISMS IN THE PRODUCTION OF ETHANOL FROM SYNGAS - A method of operating a fermentation zone for the production of ethanol from syngas uses a crotonate derivative to prevent or reverse the effects of butyrigen contamination. The crotonate compound works in continuous fermentation processes to reduce or eliminate contamination from butyrate and butanol in the syngas derived ethanol product. | 03-21-2013 |
20130071897 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING UNDESIRABLE BYPRODUCTS FORMATION CAUSED BY CONTAMINATING ORGANISMS IN THE PRODUCTION OF ETHANOL FROM SYNGAS - A method of operating a fermentation zone for the production of ethanol from syngas uses a crotonate-like compound to prevent or reverse the effects of butyrogen contamination. The crotonate-like compound works in continuous fermentation processes to reduce or eliminate contamination from butyrate and butanol in the syngas derived ethanol product. | 03-21-2013 |
20130078688 | LOW ENERGY, HIGH SUBSTRATE EFFICIENCY, ANAEROBIC, DEEP, BUBBLE COLUMN FERMENTATION PROCESSES - Bioconversion processes are disclosed that enable high conversion efficiencies of gas substrate containing both carbon monoxide and hydrogen to oxygenated organic compounds via the carbon monoxide and hydrogen pathways using anaerobic, deep, bubble column fermentation in a cost effective manner. The high conversion efficiency processes of this invention comprise the combination of using at least two deep, bubble column reactors in flow series and using certain feed gas compositions and microbubbles while avoiding carbon monoxide inhibition. | 03-28-2013 |
20130078689 | PROCESSES FOR ENHANCING THE PERFORMANCE OF LARGE-SCALE, STIRRED TANK ANAEROBIC FERMENTORS AND APPARATUS THEREFOR - Processes and apparatus are disclosed for the low energy, anaerobic bioconversion of hydrogen and carbon monoxide in a gaseous substrate stream to oxygenated organic compounds such as ethanol by contact with microorganisms in a deep, stirred tank fermentation system with high conversion efficiency of both hydrogen and carbon monoxide. Gas feed to the reactor is injected using a motive liquid to form a stable dispersion of microbubbles thereby reducing energy costs, and a portion of the off-gases from the reactor are recycled to (i) achieve a conversion of the total moles of carbon monoxide and hydrogen in the gas substrate to oxygenated organic compound of at least about 80 percent and (ii) attenuate the risk of carbon monoxide inhibition of the microorganism used for the bioconversion. | 03-28-2013 |
20130078690 | BIOLOGICAL AND CHEMICAL PROCESS UTILIZING CHEMOAUTOTROPHIC MICROORGANISMS FOR THE CHEMOSYTHETIC FIXATION OF CARBON DIOXIDE AND/OR OTHER INORGANIC CARBON SOURCES INTO ORGANIC COMPOUNDS, AND THE GENERATION OF ADDITIONAL USEFUL PRODUCTS - The invention described herein presents compositions and methods for a multistep biological and chemical process for the capture and conversion of carbon dioxide and/or other forms of inorganic carbon into organic chemicals including biofuels or other useful industrial, chemical, pharmaceutical, or biomass products. One or more process steps utilizes chemoautotrophic microorganisms to fix inorganic carbon into organic compounds through chemosynthesis. An additional feature described are process steps whereby electron donors used for the chemosynthetic fixation of carbon are generated by chemical or electrochemical means, or are produced from inorganic or waste sources. An additional feature described are process steps for the recovery of useful chemicals produced by the carbon dioxide capture and conversion process, both from chemosynthetic reaction steps, as well as from non-biological reaction steps. | 03-28-2013 |
20130143288 | ISOLATED BACTERIA, METHODS FOR USE, AND METHODS FOR ISOLATION - Isolated bacteria are disclosed. The isolated bacteria are aerotolerant and can produced butanol. Methods are disclosed to produce generated chemicals. Methods are disclosed to isolate aerotolerant bacteria. | 06-06-2013 |
20130164802 | MOVING BED BIOFILM REACTOR (MBBR) PROCESS FOR CONVERSION OF SYNGAS COMPONENTS TO LIQUID PRODUCTS - A moving bed bioreactor (MBBR) produces liquid products from a gaseous substrate of CO and/or CO | 06-27-2013 |
20130189750 | Biological and Chemical Process Utilizing Chemoautotrophic Microorganisms - Methods and systems to achieve clean fuel processing systems in which carbon dioxide emissions ( | 07-25-2013 |
20130236939 | METHOD OF ORGANIC ACID FERMENTATION BY RUMEN FLUID USING CELLULOSE-CONTAINING WASTE MATTER - The present application provides a method for producing organic acid, such as acetic acid, propionic acid, butyric acid, or another high-quality raw material designed for methane fermentation and obtained by converting waste paper and other forms of cellulose-based biomass to organic acid, wherein said method comprising a step for reacting rumen fluid collected from a ruminant animal with cellulose-containing waste matter. This method provides the effective use of cellulose-containing waste matter, which is a high-quality fermentation resource. | 09-12-2013 |
20130260429 | Fermentation Process - This invention relates generally to methods for increasing the efficiency of microbial growth and production of products, such as alcohols and acids by microbial fermentation of substrates containing carbon monoxide. More particularly the invention relates to the provision of an alternative sulphur source to a liquid nutrient medium, such that sulphur is available to one or more microorganisms of the fermentation. | 10-03-2013 |
20130266997 | INTEGRATED PROCESSES FOR REFINING SYNGAS AND BIOCONVERSION TO OXYGENATED ORGANIC COMPOUND - Integrated processes are provided for syngas refining and bioconversion of syngas to oxygenated organic compound. In the integrated processes ammonia contained in the syngas is recovered and used as a source of nitrogen and water for the fermentation. The integrated processes first remove tars from syngas by scrubbing using a first aqueous medium under conditions that ammonium bicarbonate is unstable. With tars removed, contact between the syngas and a second aqueous medium enables ammonia and carbon dioxide to be removed from the syngas without undue removal of components adverse to the fermentation, processing or oxygenated product such as benzene, toluene, xylene, ethylene, acetylene, and hydrogen cyanide. At least a portion of the second aqueous medium is supplied as a source of water and ammonia for the fermentation. | 10-10-2013 |
20130316411 | Methods and Systems for the Production of Alcohols and/or Acids - Methods and systems for the production of one or more products from a gas stream produced in a methanol production process. The method comprises converting at least a portion of a methane feedstock to a substrate comprising CO and H2. The substrate comprising CO and H2 is anaerobically fermented in a bioreactor to produce one or more alcohols. The method and system may further include process for the production of methanol processes for the production of acetic acid. | 11-28-2013 |
20130316412 | FERMENTATION AND SIMULATED MOVING BED PROCESS - The invention provides an improved method for the production, separation and recovery of one or more fermentation products from a fermentation broth. Further, the invention provides a method for increasing efficiency of a fermentation reaction. In particular, the invention relates to a fermentation system which incorporates a simulated moving bed for separation of fermentation products from a fermentation broth, and a corresponding method | 11-28-2013 |
20130337518 | NOVEL BIOCATALYST COMPOSITIONS AND PROCESSES FOR USE - The microorganism-containing biocatalysts disclosed have a large population of the microorganisms irreversibly retained in the interior of the biocatalysts. The biocatalysts possess a surprisingly stable population of microorganisms and have an essential absence of debris generation from metabolic activity of the microorganisms. The biocatalysts are composed of highly hydrophilic polymer and have an internal, open, porous structure that promotes community phenotypic changes. | 12-19-2013 |
20140017747 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING C2 OXYGENATES BY FERMENTATION USING HIGH OXIDATION STATE SULFUR - The invention relates to improvements in the production of ethanol and acetate by microbial fermentation, particularly to production of alcohols by microbial fermentation of a substrate comprising CO and the addition of an inorganic sulfur additive. It more particularly relates to the provision of an inorganic organic sulfur source to a fermentation system such that one or more microorganisms convert a substrate comprising CO to ethanol. In one aspect the invention uses a sulfur additive comprising inorganic sulfur compounds having a +2 to a +4 sulfur oxidation state that produces sulfur oxoanions and hydrosulfur oxoanions in an aqueous fermentation medium. | 01-16-2014 |
20140051139 | PROCESSES FOR BIOCONVERSION OF SYNGAS TO OXYGENATED ORGANIC COMPOUND PROVIDING STORAGE AND REACTIVATION OF MICROORGANISM CONCENTRATES - Processes are disclosed for preparing microorganism concentrates from fermentation broth containing a free suspension of the microorganisms which is used for the anaerobic conversion of syngas to oxygenated organic compound. The processes involve the use of processing steps and the presence of certain additives to enhance the ability of the microorganism concentrate to be stored for extended periods and reactivated. | 02-20-2014 |
20140073023 | GENERATION OF HYDROGEN FROM HYDROCARBON BEARING MATERIALS - Disclosed are strategies for the economical microbial generation of hydrogen, useful as an alternative energy source, from hydrocarbon-rich deposits such as coal, oil and/or gas formations, oil shale, bitumen, tar sands, carbonaceous shale, peat deposits and sediments rich in organic matter through the management of the metabolism of microbial consortia. | 03-13-2014 |
20140106421 | Methods Of Producing Carboxylic Acids And/Or Alcohols - Carboxylic acids and/or alcohols are produced by a fermentation process comprising: growing an immobilized microorganism capable of producing carboxylic acids and/or alcohols in an aqueous medium and in the presence of an organic medium, and recovering the carboxylic acids and/or alcohols from the organic medium; wherein a mesh is placed at an interface of the organic medium and the aqueous medium; and further wherein the organic medium comprises at least one organic solvent and at least one extractant chosen from tri-alkylphosphine oxides and tri-alkylamines. | 04-17-2014 |
20140120592 | RECOMBINANT CALDICELLULOSIRUPTOR BESCII AND METHODS OF USE - This disclosure describes recombinant | 05-01-2014 |
20140134686 | BIOMASS LIQUEFACTION THROUGH GAS FERMENTATION - The invention provides methods and systems for the production of at least one product from the microbial fermentation of a gaseous susbtrate, wherein the gaseous substrate is derived from a biomass liquefaction process. The invention provides a method for improving efficiency of the fermentation by passing biomass accumulated in the fermentation process to the biomass liquefaction process for conversion to a gaseous substrate. In a particular aspect of the invention, the biomass liquefaction process is selected from pyrolysis or torrefaction. | 05-15-2014 |
20140193871 | METHOD FOR ENHANCING CARBON BIOFIXATION - At least one product chosen from acids and alcohols is produced by a microbial fermentation process comprising: providing a gaseous substrate and a liquid medium to a microorganism, wherein the liquid medium comprises lactic acid and/or salts thereof, and wherein the gaseous substrate comprises at least one carbon source chosen from CO and CO | 07-10-2014 |
20140256007 | MEMBRANES FOR WASTEWATER-GENERATED ENERGY AND GAS - An example includes an apparatus, method, and system for producing and extracting a gas from a wastewater fluid. The apparatus can include a membrane including at least one hollow fiber, the at least one hollow fiber configured to convey a gas extracted from a wastewater fluid. Bacteria can be immobilized within the membrane, and the bacteria configured to produce the gas during treatment of the wastewater fluid. | 09-11-2014 |
20140377822 | MEMBRANE SUPPORTED BIOREACTOR FOR CONVERSION OF SYNGAS COMPONENTS TO LIQUID PRODUCTS - Ethanol and other liquid products are produced by contacting syngas components such as CO or a mixture of CO | 12-25-2014 |
20150031099 | FERMENTATION OF GASEOUS SUBSTRATES - A reactor system is provided for improved fermentation of a gaseous substrate through the introduction of a secondary loop to a forced-circulation loop reactor. The reactor comprises a primary loop through which fermentation broth comprising a gaseous substrate is circulated through a riser segment and a downcomer section by a loop pump. Downstream of the loop pump a portion of fermentation broth is withdrawn from the downcomer section and is directed to the top of the reactor via a secondary loop. Further provided is a method for improving the mass transfer of a gaseous substrate to a fermentation broth in a fermentation vessel comprising a secondary loop. Further provided is a method for reducing foam in the headspace of a fermentation vessel comprising a secondary loop. | 01-29-2015 |
20150044742 | PROCESSES FOR STARTING UP AND OPERATING DEEP TANK ANAEROBIC FERMENTATION REACTORS FOR MAKING OXYGENATED ORGANIC COMPOUND FROM CARBON MONOXIDE AND HYDROGEN - Processes for starting up of anaerobic, deep tank fermentation systems to anaerobically bioconvert hydrogen and carbon monoxide in a gaseous substrate stream to oxygenated organic compounds and for steady operation of such fermentation systems. In the processes injectors use a motive liquid to introduce gas substrate as a stable gas-in liquid dispersion into the deep tank fermentation reactor where at least one of:
| 02-12-2015 |
20150072387 | MULTIPLE REACTOR SYSTEM FOR CONTINUOUS GAS FERMENTATION - A bioreactor system is provided for continuous fermentation of a gaseous substrate, said system comprising two or more primary bioreactors and one or more secondary bioreactors connected by a central bleed line. Further provided is a process for inoculating multiple bioreactors utilising a central bleed line, said process comprising passing fermentation broth from a first primary bioreactor to other primary bioreactors and/or secondary bioreactors via a central bleed line. Further provided is a process for maintaining stable fermentation of a gaseous substrate across multiple bioreactors, said process comprising providing fermentation broth from one or more operational primary bioreactors to one or more secondary bioreactors via a central bleed line. | 03-12-2015 |
20150111267 | METHOD OF INITIATING ACETIC FERMENTATION UNDER INDUSTIRAL CONDITIONS - The subject of the present invention is a method of initiating acetic fermentation in a production fermenter using a starter culture cultured in a pilot fermenter which constitutes about 1-3% of the working volume of the production fermenter, and the production fermenter is inoculated in a continuous fashion with acetic fermentation bacteria cultured in the pilot fermenter. | 04-23-2015 |
20150132815 | PROCESSES FOR ENHANCING THE PERFORMANCE OF LARGE-SCALE, TANK ANAEROBIC FERMENTORS - Processes are disclosed for the low energy, anaerobic bioconversion of hydrogen and carbon monoxide in a gaseous substrate stream to oxygenated organic compounds such as ethanol by contact with microorganisms in a deep, tank fermentation system with high conversion efficiency of both hydrogen and carbon monoxide. Gas feed to the reactor is injected using a motive liquid to form a stable dispersion of microbubbles thereby reducing energy costs, and a portion of the off-gases from the reactor are recycled to (i) achieve a conversion of the total moles of carbon monoxide and hydrogen in the gas substrate to oxygenated organic compound of at least about 80 percent and (ii) attenuate the risk of carbon monoxide inhibition of the microorganism used for the bioconversion. | 05-14-2015 |
20150147791 | METHANE-TO-ACETATE PATHWAY FOR PRODUCING LIQUID BIOFUELS AND BIORENEWABLES - The engineering of a pathway converting CH | 05-28-2015 |
20150337343 | A FERMENTATION PROCESS - This invention relates generally to method for producing products, particularly alcohols, by microbial fermentation. In particular, the invention relates to methods for increasing the efficiency of the fermentation, by providing a method for treating the used fermentation broth to produce a treated permeate which is then passed back to the bioreactor. The invention provides a method whereby at least one treatment step used to treat the permeated, produces a gaseous product which is then used in one or more stages of the fermentation process. | 11-26-2015 |
20160002676 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR INCREASED ETHANOL PRODUCTION FROM BIOMASS - The present application discloses the identification of the novel | 01-07-2016 |
20160010122 | PROCESSES FOR REMOVING CO-PRODUCED OXYGENATED ORGANICS FROM ANAEROBIC FERMENTATION BROTHS FOR THE BIOCONVERSION OF SYNGAS TO PRODUCT OXYGENATED ORGANIC COMPOUND | 01-14-2016 |
20160010123 | PROCESSES FOR CONTROLLING THE CONCENTRATION OF CO-PRODUCED OXYGENATED ORGANICS IN ANAEROBIC FERMENTATION BROTHS FOR THE BIOCONVERSION OF SYNGAS TO PRODUCT OXYGENATED ORGANIC COMPOUND | 01-14-2016 |
20160032329 | USE OF BACTERIA FOR THE PRODUCTION OF BIOENERGY - The present invention relates to composition and methods of producing bioenergy. More specifically, the invention relates to the use of bacterium of the genus | 02-04-2016 |
20160115505 | MULTI-STAGE BIOREACTOR PROCESSES - Multi-stage, biological processes and systems for converting a C1 carbon source to desired end products are described. The processes comprise dividing a gaseous C1-containing substrate, in parallel, among multiple bioreactor stages. Liquid products are successively fed, in series, from a first bioreactor stage to downstream bioreactor stages. Operation can be simplified by avoiding the requirement for microorganism separation and recycle at each stage. In addition, overall vapor-liquid mass transfer for the combined stages is very favorable, leading to high end product productivity with comparably low byproduct metabolite productivity. | 04-28-2016 |
20160137969 | METHOD FOR STORING EXCESS ENERGY - The invention relates to a method for utilizing gases containing CO and/or CO | 05-19-2016 |