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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 02, 2021
Ifp Energies Nouvelles, Rueil-Malmaison, FR;
Jean-Christophe Gabelle, Rueil-Malmaison, FR;
Eszter Toth, Rueil-Malmaison, FR;
Nicolas Lopes Ferreira, Rueil-Malmaison, FR;
Helene Velly, Rueil-Malmaison, FR;
Amandine Ginet, Rueil-Malmaison, FR;
Severine Artero, Rueil-Malmaison, FR;
IFP Energies nouvelles, Rueil-Malmaison, FR;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a process for producing alcohols, according to which a sugary fluid () is introduced into a reaction section () comprising a support () on which microorganisms are immobilized, in order to produce, by fermentation, an alcohol-enriched must () under the action of said microorganisms, characterized in that the process is carried out continuously, and such that a portion of spent support () is periodically replaced by a portion of new and/or regenerated support ().