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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 13, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 18, 2015
Applicant:
Lanzatech New Zealand Limited, Skokie, IL (US);
Inventors:
Sean Dennis Simpson, Skokie, IL (US);
Christophe Collet, Rotorua, NZ;
Michael Cockrem, Auckland, NZ;
Simon David Oakley, Auckland, NZ;
Michael Koepke, Skokie, IL (US);
Assignee:
LANZATECH NEW ZEALAND LIMITED, Auckland, NZ;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12P 1/04 (2006.01); C12P 7/00 (2006.01); C12P 7/06 (2006.01); C12P 7/08 (2006.01); C12P 7/28 (2006.01); C12P 7/62 (2006.01); C12M 1/00 (2006.01); C12M 1/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12P 7/28 (2013.01); C12M 21/12 (2013.01); C12M 29/26 (2013.01); C12M 41/34 (2013.01); C12M 43/04 (2013.01); C12P 1/04 (2013.01); C12P 7/00 (2013.01); C12P 7/065 (2013.01); C12P 7/08 (2013.01); C12P 7/62 (2013.01); Y02E 50/17 (2013.01); Y02E 50/343 (2013.01); Y02W 10/37 (2015.05);
Abstract
Methods of capturing carbon by microbial fermentation of a gaseous substrate comprising CO. The methods include converting CO to one or more products including alcohols and/or acids and optionally capturing CO2 to improve overall carbon capture. In certain aspects, also disclosed are to processes for producing alcohols, particularly ethanol, from industrial waste streams, particularly steel mill off-gas.