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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 19, 2018
Filed:
Jul. 23, 2013
Green Biologics, Limited, Oxfordshire, GB;
Edward Green, Buckinghamshire, GB;
Rosa Maria Dominguez-Espinosa, Berkshire, GB;
Green Biologics, Limited, Oxfordshire, GB;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a two stage continuous microbiological process for the production of solvents such as acetone, butanol and ethanol. The process involves the use of a solventogenic bacteria such as. In the first(acidogenic) stage, the culture vessel is fed with fresh growth media at dilution rates that support fast growth and acid production. The culture flows into the second (solventogenic) stage, which is a separate culture vessel or vessels, designed to provide the culture with sufficient residence time to convert acids into solvents. This vessel can be tubular or a series of linked batch vessels.