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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 24, 2013
Applicant:
Hankyong Industry Academic Cooperation Center, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Hankyong Industry Academic Cooperation Center, Gyeonggi-Do, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12P 7/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Disclosed is a method for producing a bioalcohol based on the fermentation of syngas. The method includes adding hydrophilic nanoparticles surface modified with hydrophobic groups to a culture medium for fermentation. Also disclosed are hydrophilic nanoparticles surface modified with hydrophobic groups for enhancing bioalcohol yield. The hydrophilic nanoparticles may be, for example, silica nanoparticles.