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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 11, 2015
Arizona Board of Regents on Behalf of Arizona State University, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Prathap Parameswaran, Tempe, AZ (US);
Rosa Krajmalnik-Brown, Chandler, AZ (US);
Sudeep Popat, Chandler, AZ (US);
Bruce Rittmann, Tempe, AZ (US);
Cesar Torres, Tempe, AZ (US);
Arizona Board of Regents on behalf of Arizona State University, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Abstract
A membrane biofilm reactor including a vessel defining a volume is disclosed. The reactor also typically includes a first and second plurality of hollow fiber membranes. Each hollow fiber membrane generally has an outer surface and a lumen, and is located within the volume. The reactor further preferably includes a first and second gas feedstock. The first gas feedstock is provided through a first inlet in fluid communication with the lumens of the first plurality of hollow fiber membranes. The second gas feedstock is provided through a second inlet in fluid communication with the lumens of the second plurality hollow fiber membranes. Finally, the reactor also typically includes a biofilm formed on the outer surface of the hollow fiber membranes and made up of methanotrophs,, or both. The first gas feedstock is preferably different from the second gas feedstock.