Lanzatech, Inc.

Lanzatech New Zealand Limited

Lanzatech Nz, Inc.

Michael Emerson Martin

Christophe Daniel Mihalcea

Robert John Conrado

Sean Dennis Simpson

Paul Alvin Sechrist

Jason Carl Bromley

Nicholas Bourdakos

Joseph Henry Tizard

Ignasi Palou-Rivera

Allan Haiming Gao

Rachel Jane Brenc

Kathleen Frances Smart

Michael James Harry Mawdsley

Allan Ha Gao

Michael James Mawdsley

Kathleen Francis Smart

The invention is directed to a method for recovering at least one product from a fermentation broth. The invention relates to the use of a vacuum distillation vessel to recover products, such as ethanol, from a fermentation broth, where the fermentation broth comprises viable microbial biomass, and where the recovery of the product is completed in such a manner to ensure the viability of the microbial biomass. The invention provides for product recovery at an effective rate so as to prevent the accumulation of product in the fermentation broth. To ensure the viability of the microbial biomass, the invention is designed to reduce the amount of stress on the microbial biomass. By ensuring the viability of the microbial biomass, the microbial biomass may be recycled and reused in the fermentation process, which may result in an increased efficiency of the fermentation process.

Process and system for product recovery and cell recycle

The invention provides a process for reducing bio-catalytic oxidation of a product in a post-production stream. More particularly the invention provides a process for reducing bio-catalytic oxidation of an alcohol in a product stream, the product stream comprising an alcohol product, dissolved carbon dioxide, and at least one enzyme capable of oxidizing the alcohol. The invention finds applicability in fermentation processes, wherein a C1-fixing microorganism utilizes a C1-containing substrate to produce a fermentation product.

Biological conversion and product recovery processes

The invention is directed to a device and associated method for recovering at least one product from a fermentation broth. The invention relates to the use of a vacuum distillation vessel to recover products, such as ethanol, from a fermentation broth, where the fermentation broth comprises viable microbial biomass, and where the recovery of the product is completed in such a manner to ensure the viability of the microbial biomass. The invention provides for product recovery at an effective rate so as to prevent the accumulation of product in the fermentation broth. To ensure the viability of the microbial biomass, the invention is designed to reduce the amount of stress on the microbial biomass. By ensuring the viability of the microbial biomass, the microbial biomass may be recycled and reused in the fermentation process, which may result in an increased efficiency of the fermentation process.

The invention provides schemes for the integration of a fermentation process, with an electrolysis process, and a C1-generating industrial process. In particular, the invention provides process for utilizing electrolysis products, for example Hand/or O, to improve the process efficiency of at least one of the fermentation process or the C1-generating industrial process. More particularly, the invention provides a process whereby, Hgenerated by electrolysis is used to improve the substrate efficiency for a fermentation process, and the Ogenerated by the electrolysis process is used to improve the composition of the C1-containing tail gas generated by the C1-generating industrial process.

Integrated fermentation and electrolysis process

Growing community of inventors

Skokie, IL, United States of America

Michael Emerson Martin