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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 2011
Filed:
Apr. 29, 2008
Shih-perng Tsai, Naperville, IL (US);
Rathin Datta, Chicago, IL (US);
Rahul Basu, Naperville, IL (US);
Seong-hoon Yoon, Naperville, IL (US);
Richard E. Tobey, St. Charles, IL (US);
Shih-Perng Tsai, Naperville, IL (US);
Rathin Datta, Chicago, IL (US);
Rahul Basu, Naperville, IL (US);
Seong-Hoon Yoon, Naperville, IL (US);
Richard E. Tobey, St. Charles, IL (US);
Caliper Life Sciences, Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
A modular membrane supported bioreactor for anaerobic conversion of gas into liquid products including membrane module(s) having a plurality of hollow fibers packed across a cross sectional area of the membrane module in a direction transverse to the axis of the membrane module; a membrane vessel for retaining the membrane module(s) at least partially submerged in a process liquid and isolated from ambient atmosphere; and a gas supply conduit operably connected to the hollow fibers for supplying a process gas to the hollow fiber lumens. The gas supply conduit enables the formation of a biofilm on the outer surface of the hollow fiber wall by interaction of microorganisms with the process gas and the production of a liquid product that mixes with the process liquid.