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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 11, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 09, 2014
Applicant:
Coskata, Inc., Warrenville, IL (US);
Inventors:
Robert Hickey, Okemos, MI (US);
Andrew Reeves, Chicago, IL (US);
Assignee:
Synata Bio, Inc., Warrenville, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12P 7/06 (2006.01); C12N 1/00 (2006.01); C12P 7/16 (2006.01); C12P 7/04 (2006.01); C12N 1/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12P 7/16 (2013.01); C12N 1/20 (2013.01); C12P 7/04 (2013.01); C12P 7/065 (2013.01); Y02E 50/10 (2013.01); Y02E 50/17 (2013.01);
Abstract
The methods are disclosed for sustaining a population of microorganisms in an aqueous fermentation broth used in a process to convert syngas to alcohol when the supply of syngas is decreased or ceased. The methods involve supplying at least one reducible anion in a rate an amount sufficient to maintain the population of microorganisms.