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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 17, 2013
Filed:
Jan. 06, 2012
Jianxin Du, Naperville, IL (US);
Rathin Datta, Chicago, IL (US);
Jianxin Du, Naperville, IL (US);
Rathin Datta, Chicago, IL (US);
Coskata, Inc., Warrenville, IL (US);
Abstract
A process that generates sulfide in production of liquid products from syngas and a system for syngas fermentation including a sulfide generation process to convert feed gas to liquid product, the process including: partially oxidizing high-temperature gas, input gas, and molten sulfur to generate sulfide gas, the high-temperature gas containing oxygen, the input gas containing carbonaceous fuel and the sulfide gas containing hydrogen sulfide, CO, CO, and H; mixing the sulfide gas with the feed gas to generate mixed gas having a predetermined hydrogen sulfide concentration; providing at least a portion of the mixed gas to a production fermentor containing microorganisms; and converting the mixed gas to the liquid product by contact with the microorganisms.