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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 18, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 20, 2013
Applicant:
Lanzatech New Zealand Limited, Roselle, IL (US);
Inventors:
Sean Dennis Simpson, Auckland, NZ;
Joseph Henry Tizard, Auckland, NZ;
Assignee:
LANZATECH NEW ZEALAND LIMITED, Auckland, NZ;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12P 7/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12P 7/065 (2013.01); Y02E 50/17 (2013.01);
Abstract
The invention relates to the production of products such as alcohols and acids by microbial fermentation, particularly microbial fermentation of substrates comprising CO. It more particularly relates to methods and systems for improving efficiency of products by microbial fermentation. In particular embodiments, the invention provides a method of optimizing production of desired products including the step of ascertaining the proportion of CO converted to CO2.