Continuous production of ethanol by use of flocculent zymomonas mobilis

Patent · Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1983

OSTI ID:864762

Arcuri, Edward J ^[1]; Donaldson, Terrence L ^[2]

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1. Del Mar, CA
2. Lenoir City, TN

Ethanol is produced by means of a floc-forming strain of Zymomonas mobilis bacteria. Gas is vented along the length of a column containing the flocculent bacteria to preclude disruption of liquid flow.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
• Assignee: Arcuri, Edward J. (Del Mar, CA);Donaldson, Terrence L. (Lenoir City, TN)
• Patent Number(s): US 4413058
• OSTI ID: 864762
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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