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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 20, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 23, 2011
Applicants:
Robert Hickey, Okemos, MI (US);
Richard E. Tobey, St. Charles, IL (US);
Shih-perng Tsai, Naperville, IL (US);
Inventors:
Robert Hickey, Okemos, MI (US);
Richard E. Tobey, St. Charles, IL (US);
Shih-Perng Tsai, Naperville, IL (US);
Assignee:
Coskata, Inc., Warrenville, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12P 5/00 (2006.01); C12P 7/06 (2006.01); C12M 1/00 (2006.01); C12M 1/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12P 7/06 (2013.01); C12M 29/06 (2013.01); C12M 41/32 (2013.01); Y02E 50/17 (2013.01); Y10S 435/801 (2013.01);
Abstract
Processes are provided for starting up of anaerobic, deep tank fermentation systems used in the anaerobic bioconversion of hydrogen and carbon monoxide in a gaseous substrate stream to oxygenated organic compounds such as ethanol. In the processes injectors using a motive liquid are used to introduce gas substrate into the deep tank fermentation reactor where at least one of: