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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2014
Filed:
May. 22, 2012
Applicants:
Michael Anthony Schultz, Roselle, IL (US);
Derek Wayne Griffin, Roselle, IL (US);
Inventors:
Michael Anthony Schultz, Roselle, IL (US);
Derek Wayne Griffin, Roselle, IL (US);
Assignee:
LanzaTech New Zealand Limited, Auckland, NZ;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12P 7/62 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12P 7/625 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods for producing an ester from a gas comprising carbon monoxide. More specifically the invention provides for methods for producing one or more products by the anaerobic fermentation of a gaseous substrate comprising CO and the subsequent conversion of the one or more products to an ester in a down-stream reaction. The invention further provides methods for improving the efficiency of the production of esters from gaseous substrates.