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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Patent No.:

US 10710950 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2020

Filed:

Nov. 09, 2018

Process for the recovery of ketones and glycols from fermentation

Applicant:

Braskem S.a., Camaçari, BR;

Inventors:

Liliana Zanelli De O Martins Ikari, Campinas, BR;

Fernanda Munhoz Anderle, Campinas, BR;

Melina Gesteira Souza, Campinas, BR;

Lucas Gualberto Santos Costa, Campinas, BR;

Assignee:

Braskem S.A., Camaçari, BR;

Attorney:

Osha Liang LLP

Primary Examiner:

Sikarl A Witherspoon

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C 45/80 (2006.01); C07C 29/76 (2006.01); B01D 1/00 (2006.01); C07C 45/83 (2006.01); C07C 29/84 (2006.01); B01D 1/06 (2006.01); B01D 3/00 (2006.01); C07C 45/78 (2006.01); C07C 45/82 (2006.01); C07C 45/81 (2006.01); C07C 29/86 (2006.01); C07C 29/92 (2006.01); C12P 7/26 (2006.01); C07C 29/80 (2006.01); C07C 45/85 (2006.01); C12P 7/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C 45/83 (2013.01); B01D 1/065 (2013.01); B01D 3/002 (2013.01); B01D 3/009 (2013.01); C07C 29/76 (2013.01); C07C 29/80 (2013.01); C07C 29/84 (2013.01); C07C 29/86 (2013.01); C07C 29/92 (2013.01); C07C 45/786 (2013.01); C07C 45/80 (2013.01); C07C 45/81 (2013.01); C07C 45/82 (2013.01); C07C 45/85 (2013.01); C12P 7/18 (2013.01); C12P 7/26 (2013.01);
Abstract

Methods may include obtaining ketones and glycols from a fermentation process, the method including: collecting an off-gas and/or a fermented broth from the fermenter, wherein the off-gas comprises a ketone, and wherein the fermented broth comprises one or more of glycol or ketone; and performing at least one of: transferring the off-gas from the fermenter to a ketone recuperation module; or transferring the fermented broth to a fluid separating module; and isolating one or more of: the ketone from the off-gas; and the glycol from the fermented broth.

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