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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 24, 2000
Filed:
Jul. 01, 1996
Applicant:
Inventor:
James L Gaddy, Fayetteville, AR (US);
Assignee:
Bioengineering Resources, Inc., Fayettville, AK (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12P / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
435161 ; 435163 ; 435262 ; 4352527 ;
Abstract
A method and apparatus for converting waste gases from industrial processes such as oil refining, carbon black, coke, ammonia, and methanol production, into useful products is disclosed. The method includes introducing the waste gases into a bioreactor where they are fermented to various product, such as organic acids, alcohols H.sub.2, SCP, and salts of organic acids by anaerobic bacteria within the bioreactor. These valuable end products are then recovered, separated and purified.