公开(公告)号：US09404128B2

公开(公告)日：2016-08-02

申请号：US14536413

申请日：2014-11-07

申请人： Shih-Perng Tsai ,  Robert Hickey ,  Jianxin Du ,  Jian Xu ,  Joshua Schumacher

发明人： Shih-Perng Tsai ,  Robert Hickey ,  Jianxin Du ,  Jian Xu ,  Joshua Schumacher

IPC分类号： C12P7/06

CPC分类号： C12P7/065 ,  C12P7/16 ,  C12P7/54 ,  Y02E50/10 ,  Y02E50/17 ,  Y02P20/582

摘要： Processes for the bioconversion of syngas to oxygenated organic compound are disclosed that reliably, cost-effectively and efficiently supply sulfur nutrient to microorganisms contained in acidic, aqueous fermentation menstrua. In the processes of this invention, basic, aqueous solution used to maintain the pH of the aqueous fermentation menstruum is used to remove hydrogen sulfide from the off-gas from the fermentation menstruum for recycle to the fermentation menstruum.

摘要翻译： 公开了将合成气生物转化为含氧有机化合物的方法，其可靠地，经济有效且有效地向酸性水性发酵人体中所含微生物提供硫营养物。 在本发明的方法中，使用用于保持含水发酵液的pH值的碱性水溶液从发酵罐的废气中除去硫化氢，以再循环至发酵液。

公开(公告)号：US20160130610A1

公开(公告)日：2016-05-12

申请号：US14536413

申请日：2014-11-07

申请人： Shih-Perng Tsai ,  Robert Hickey ,  Jianxin Du ,  Jian Xu ,  Joshua Schumacher

发明人： Shih-Perng Tsai ,  Robert Hickey ,  Jianxin Du ,  Jian Xu ,  Joshua Schumacher

IPC分类号： C12P7/06

CPC分类号： C12P7/065 ,  C12P7/16 ,  C12P7/54 ,  Y02E50/10 ,  Y02E50/17 ,  Y02P20/582

摘要： Processes for the bioconversion of syngas to oxygenated organic compound are disclosed that reliably, cost-effectively and efficiently supply sulfur nutrient to microorganisms contained in acidic, aqueous fermentation menstrua. In the processes of this invention, basic, aqueous solution used to maintain the pH of the aqueous fermentation menstruum is used to remove hydrogen sulfide from the off-gas from the fermentation menstruum for recycle to the fermentation menstruum.

摘要翻译： 公开了将合成气生物转化为含氧有机化合物的方法，其可靠地，经济有效且有效地向酸性水性发酵人体中所含微生物提供硫营养物。 在本发明的方法中，使用用于保持含水发酵液的pH值的碱性水溶液从发酵罐的废气中除去硫化氢，以再循环至发酵液。

公开(公告)号：US09011578B2

公开(公告)日：2015-04-21

申请号：US13440953

申请日：2012-04-05

申请人： Robert Hickey ,  Jianxin Du

发明人： Robert Hickey ,  Jianxin Du

IPC分类号： B01D53/14 ,  C12P7/06 ,  C12P7/16 ,  C10K1/04 ,  C12P7/08 ,  C10K1/00 ,  C10K1/10

CPC分类号： C10K1/10 ,  C10G2300/1011 ,  C10J3/72 ,  C10J2300/0916 ,  C10J2300/093 ,  C10J2300/0943 ,  C10J2300/0946 ,  C10J2300/0959 ,  C10J2300/0976 ,  C10J2300/1603 ,  C10J2300/1615 ,  C10J2300/1618 ,  C10J2300/1846 ,  C10J2300/1853 ,  C10K1/002 ,  C10K1/005 ,  C10K1/046 ,  C12P7/065 ,  C12P7/08 ,  C12P7/16 ,  Y02E50/10 ,  Y02E50/17 ,  Y02P20/125 ,  Y02P20/582

摘要： Integrated processes are provided for syngas refining and bioconversion of syngas to oxygenated organic compound. In the integrated processes ammonia contained in the syngas is recovered and used as a source of nitrogen and water for the fermentation. The integrated processes first remove tars from syngas by scrubbing using a first aqueous medium under conditions that ammonium bicarbonate is unstable. With tars removed, contact between the syngas and a second aqueous medium enables ammonia and carbon dioxide to be removed from the syngas without undue removal of components adverse to the fermentation, processing or oxygenated product such as benzene, toluene, xylene, ethylene, acetylene, and hydrogen cyanide. At least a portion of the second aqueous medium is supplied as a source of water and ammonia for the fermentation.

摘要翻译： 提供了合成气精炼和合成气生物转化为含氧有机化合物的综合方法。 在综合处理中，合成气中所含的氨被回收并用作发酵的氮和水的来源。 整合过程首先通过在碳酸氢铵不稳定的条件下使用第一水性介质进行洗涤从合成气中除去焦油。 除去焦油后，合成气和第二水介质之间的接触使氨和二氧化碳从合成气中除去，而不会不适当地除去不利于发酵，加工或氧化产物如苯，甲苯，二甲苯，乙烯，乙炔， 和氰化氢。 第二水性介质的至少一部分作为水和氨的来源被供应用于发酵。

公开(公告)号：US20140227752A1

公开(公告)日：2014-08-14

申请号：US14175928

申请日：2014-02-07

申请人： Rathin Datta ,  Steven G. Calderone ,  Jianxin Du ,  Robert Hickey ,  Richard E. Tobey

发明人： Rathin Datta ,  Steven G. Calderone ,  Jianxin Du ,  Robert Hickey ,  Richard E. Tobey

IPC分类号： C12P7/16 ,  C12P7/04 ,  C12P7/06

CPC分类号： C12P7/16 ,  C12P7/04 ,  C12P7/06 ,  Y02E50/10 ,  Y02E50/17

摘要： High conversion efficiency processes are disclosed for the anaerobic bioconversion of syngas to alcohol. The processes use bioreactors that have a non-uniform gas composition and a substantially uniform liquid composition such as deep tank bioreactors. By maintaining certain electron to carbon mole ratios in the syngas feed to the bioreactors and certain partial pressures of carbon dioxide in the off gas from the bioreactors, at least about 80 percent of the hydrogen and at least about 95 percent of the carbon monoxide in the feed can be consumed.

摘要翻译： 公开了用于厌氧生物转化合成气到酒精的高转化效率过程。 该方法使用具有不均匀气体组成和基本上均匀的液体组合物如深槽生物反应器的生物反应器。 通过在生物反应器的合成气进料中保持一定的电子与碳摩尔比和来自生物反应器的废气中二氧化碳的某些分压，至少约80％的氢和至少约95％的一氧化碳在 饲料可以消耗。

公开(公告)号：US09447435B2

公开(公告)日：2016-09-20

申请号：US14176035

申请日：2014-02-07

申请人： Rathin Datta ,  Steven G. Calderone ,  Jianxin Du ,  Robert Hickey

发明人： Rathin Datta ,  Steven G. Calderone ,  Jianxin Du ,  Robert Hickey

IPC分类号： C12P7/08 ,  C12P7/16 ,  C12P7/04 ,  C12P7/06

CPC分类号： C12P7/04 ,  C12P7/065 ,  C12P7/08 ,  C12P7/16 ,  Y02E50/10 ,  Y02E50/17 ,  Y02E50/343 ,  Y02E50/346 ,  Y02P20/125

摘要： Integrated processes are disclosed for the anaerobic bioconversion of syngas to alcohol wherein a gas substrate of carbon monoxide, hydrogen and carbon dioxide is in contact with an aqueous menstruum that continuously contacts the gas substrate with said aqueous menstruum to produce alcohol and a depleted gas phase that is continuously withdrawn from the aqueous menstruum; continuously or intermittently and the gas substrate is made up of at least two gases having different compositions to provide an overall gas substrate having a ratio of electrons to carbon atoms in the range of about 5.2:1 to 6.8:1.

摘要翻译： 公开了用于将合成气厌氧生物转化为醇的综合方法，其中一氧化碳，氢气和二氧化碳的气体底物与水性液体接触，所述水性液体与所述水性液体连续接触气体底物以产生醇和贫化气相， 从水溶液中连续取出; 气体基板由至少两种具有不同组成的气体组成，以提供具有约5.2:1至6.8:1范围内的电子与碳原子的比例的总体气体基底。

公开(公告)号：US20150028260A1

公开(公告)日：2015-01-29

申请号：US14512082

申请日：2014-10-10

申请人： Richard E. Tobey ,  Jianxin Du ,  Ralph Corley

发明人： Richard E. Tobey ,  Jianxin Du ,  Ralph Corley

IPC分类号： C01B3/02

CPC分类号： C01B3/02 ,  B01D2257/408 ,  C01B3/36 ,  C01B2203/0255 ,  C01B2203/0415 ,  C01B2203/043 ,  C01B2203/0475 ,  C01B2203/048 ,  C01B2203/0485 ,  C01B2203/0495 ,  C01B2203/0877 ,  C01B2203/0894 ,  C01B2203/141 ,  C01B2203/142 ,  C01B2203/146 ,  C01B2203/1671 ,  C01B2203/1676 ,  C01B2203/169 ,  C12M21/12 ,  C12M45/06 ,  C12P7/065 ,  C12P7/08 ,  C12P7/16 ,  C12P7/52 ,  C12P7/54 ,  Y02E50/10 ,  Y02E50/16 ,  Y02E50/17

摘要： Processes are disclosed for the conversion of biomass to oxygenated organic compound using a simplified syngas cleanup operation that is cost effective and protects the fermentation operation. The processes of this invention treat the crude syngas from the gasifier by non-catalytic partial oxidation. The partial oxidation reduces the hydrocarbon content of the syngas such as methane, ethylene and acetylene to provide advantageous gas feeds for anaerobic fermentations to produce oxygenated organic compounds such as ethanol, propanol and butanol. Additionally, the partial oxidation facilitates any additional cleanup of the syngas as may be required for the anaerobic fermentation. Producer gases and partial oxidation processes are also disclosed.

摘要翻译： 公开了使用简化的合成气净化操作将生物质转化为含氧有机化合物的方法，其成本有效并且保护发酵操作。 本发明的方法通过非催化部分氧化处理来自气化器的粗合成气。 部分氧化降低了甲烷，乙烯和乙炔等合成气的烃含量，为厌氧发酵提供了有利的气体进料，以产生含氧有机化合物如乙醇，丙醇和丁醇。 另外，部分氧化促进了对厌氧发酵所需要的合成气的任何额外的清除。 还公开了生产气体和部分氧化方法。

公开(公告)号：US20140227751A1

公开(公告)日：2014-08-14

申请号：US14175905

申请日：2014-02-07

申请人： Rathin Datta ,  Steven G. Calderone ,  Jianxin Du ,  Robert Hickey

发明人： Rathin Datta ,  Steven G. Calderone ,  Jianxin Du ,  Robert Hickey

IPC分类号： C12P7/04

CPC分类号： C12P7/04 ,  C12P7/065 ,  C12P7/08 ,  C12P7/16 ,  Y02E50/10 ,  Y02E50/17 ,  Y02E50/343 ,  Y02E50/346 ,  Y02P20/125

摘要： Integrated processes are disclosed for the anaerobic bioconversion of syngas to alcohol.

摘要翻译： 公开了合成气对酒精的厌氧生物转化的综合方法。

公开(公告)号：US20130266997A1

公开(公告)日：2013-10-10

申请号：US13440953

申请日：2012-04-05

申请人： Robert Hickey ,  Jianxin Du

发明人： Robert Hickey ,  Jianxin Du

IPC分类号： C12P7/00 ,  C12P7/04 ,  C09K3/00 ,  C12P7/40 ,  C12P7/06 ,  C12P7/54 ,  C12P7/16

CPC分类号： C10K1/10 ,  C10G2300/1011 ,  C10J3/72 ,  C10J2300/0916 ,  C10J2300/093 ,  C10J2300/0943 ,  C10J2300/0946 ,  C10J2300/0959 ,  C10J2300/0976 ,  C10J2300/1603 ,  C10J2300/1615 ,  C10J2300/1618 ,  C10J2300/1846 ,  C10J2300/1853 ,  C10K1/002 ,  C10K1/005 ,  C10K1/046 ,  C12P7/065 ,  C12P7/08 ,  C12P7/16 ,  Y02E50/10 ,  Y02E50/17 ,  Y02P20/125 ,  Y02P20/582

摘要： Integrated processes are provided for syngas refining and bioconversion of syngas to oxygenated organic compound. In the integrated processes ammonia contained in the syngas is recovered and used as a source of nitrogen and water for the fermentation. The integrated processes first remove tars from syngas by scrubbing using a first aqueous medium under conditions that ammonium bicarbonate is unstable. With tars removed, contact between the syngas and a second aqueous medium enables ammonia and carbon dioxide to be removed from the syngas without undue removal of components adverse to the fermentation, processing or oxygenated product such as benzene, toluene, xylene, ethylene, acetylene, and hydrogen cyanide. At least a portion of the second aqueous medium is supplied as a source of water and ammonia for the fermentation.

公开(公告)号：US20130177957A1

公开(公告)日：2013-07-11

申请号：US13345444

申请日：2012-01-06

申请人： JIANXIN DU ,  RATHIN DATTA

发明人： JIANXIN DU ,  RATHIN DATTA

IPC分类号： C12P7/06 ,  C12M1/02 ,  C12P7/16 ,  C12P1/00 ,  C12P7/04

CPC分类号： C12M29/06 ,  C12M21/12 ,  C12M45/06 ,  C12P3/00 ,  C12P7/04 ,  C12P7/06 ,  C12P7/16 ,  Y02E50/10 ,  Y02E50/17

摘要： A process that generates sulfide in production of liquid products from syngas and a system for syngas fermentation including a sulfide generation process to convert feed gas to liquid product, the process including: partially oxidizing high-temperature gas, input gas, and molten sulfur to generate sulfide gas, the high-temperature gas containing oxygen, the input gas containing carbonaceous fuel and the sulfide gas containing hydrogen sulfide, CO, CO2, and H2; mixing the sulfide gas with the feed gas to generate mixed gas having a predetermined hydrogen sulfide concentration; providing at least a portion of the mixed gas to a production fermentor containing microorganisms; and converting the mixed gas to the liquid product by contact with the microorganisms.

摘要翻译： 一种从合成气生产液体产物中的硫化物和用于合成气发酵的系统的方法，其包括将进料气体转化为液体产物的硫化物生成方法，该方法包括：部分氧化高温气体，输入气体和熔融硫以产生 含氧气体的高温气体，含有碳质燃料的输入气体和含硫化氢，CO，CO2，H2的硫化物气体; 将硫化物气体与进料气体混合以产生具有预定硫化氢浓度的混合气体; 将至少一部分混合气体提供给含有微生物的生产发酵罐; 并通过与微生物接触将混合气体转化成液体产物。

公开(公告)号：US09926196B2

公开(公告)日：2018-03-27

申请号：US14512082

申请日：2014-10-10

申请人： Richard E. Tobey ,  Jianxin Du ,  Ralph Corley

发明人： Richard E. Tobey ,  Jianxin Du ,  Ralph Corley

IPC分类号： C01B3/02 ,  C01B3/36 ,  C12M1/00 ,  C12P7/06 ,  C12P7/08 ,  C12P7/16 ,  C12P7/52 ,  C12P7/54

CPC分类号： C01B3/02 ,  B01D2257/408 ,  C01B3/36 ,  C01B2203/0255 ,  C01B2203/0415 ,  C01B2203/043 ,  C01B2203/0475 ,  C01B2203/048 ,  C01B2203/0485 ,  C01B2203/0495 ,  C01B2203/0877 ,  C01B2203/0894 ,  C01B2203/141 ,  C01B2203/142 ,  C01B2203/146 ,  C01B2203/1671 ,  C01B2203/1676 ,  C01B2203/169 ,  C12M21/12 ,  C12M45/06 ,  C12P7/065 ,  C12P7/08 ,  C12P7/16 ,  C12P7/52 ,  C12P7/54 ,  Y02E50/10 ,  Y02E50/16 ,  Y02E50/17

摘要： Processes are disclosed for the conversion of biomass to oxygenated organic compound using a simplified syngas cleanup operation that is cost effective and protects the fermentation operation. The processes of this invention treat the crude syngas from the gasifier by non-catalytic partial oxidation. The partial oxidation reduces the hydrocarbon content of the syngas such as methane, ethylene and acetylene to provide advantageous gas feeds for anaerobic fermentations to produce oxygenated organic compounds such as ethanol, propanol and butanol. Additionally, the partial oxidation facilitates any additional cleanup of the syngas as may be required for the anaerobic fermentation. Producer gases and partial oxidation processes are also disclosed.