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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 19, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 23, 2008
Sean Dennis Simpson, Auckland, NZ;
Christophe Collet, Auckland, NZ;
Richard Llewellyn Sydney Forster, Pukekohe, NZ;
Michael Charles Milner Cockrem, Madison, WI (US);
Simon David Oakley, Auckland, NZ;
Sean Dennis Simpson, Auckland, NZ;
Christophe Collet, Auckland, NZ;
Richard Llewellyn Sydney Forster, Pukekohe, NZ;
Michael Charles Milner Cockrem, Madison, WI (US);
Simon David Oakley, Auckland, NZ;
LanzaTech New Zealand Limited, Auckland, NZ;
Abstract
The invention relates to methods of capturing carbon by microbial fermentation of a gaseous substrate comprising CO. The methods of the invention include converting CO to one or more products including alcohols and/or acids and optionally capturing CO2 to improve overall carbon capture. In certain aspects, the invention relates to processes for producing alcohols, particularly ethanol, from industrial waste streams, particularly steel mill off-gas.