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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 1981
Filed:
Mar. 30, 1979
Applicant:
Inventors:
Ramesh N Patel, Edison, NJ (US);
Ching-Tsang Hou, Edison, NJ (US);
Allen I Laskin, New York, NY (US);
Assignee:
Exxon Research & Engineering Co., Florham Park, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12P / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
435148 ; 435150 ; 435155 ; 435157 ; 435189 ; 435249 ; 435250 ; 435253 ; 435858 ;
Abstract
A process is disclosed for the microbiological production of ketones from C.sub.3 -C.sub.6 alkanes by contacting C.sub.3 -C.sub.6 alkanes under aerobic conditions with resting microbial cells derived from a methylotrophic microorganism or enzyme preparation derived from said cells, wherein the microorganism has been previously grown under aerobic conditions in a nutrient medium containing methane or dimethyl ether.