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Title: Continuous production of ethanol by use of flocculent zymomonas mobilis

Abstract

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.

Inventors:
 [1];  [2]
  1. Del Mar, CA
  2. Lenoir City, TN
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
864762
Patent Number(s):
US 4413058
Assignee:
Arcuri, Edward J. (Del Mar, CA);Donaldson, Terrence L. (Lenoir City, TN)
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
continuous; production; ethanol; flocculent; zymomonas; mobilis; produced; means; floc-forming; strain; bacteria; gas; vented; length; column; containing; preclude; disruption; liquid; flow; zymomonas mobilis; liquid flow; column containing; continuous production; /435/

Citation Formats

Arcuri, Edward J, and Donaldson, Terrence L. Continuous production of ethanol by use of flocculent zymomonas mobilis. United States: N. p., 1983. Web.
Arcuri, Edward J, & Donaldson, Terrence L. Continuous production of ethanol by use of flocculent zymomonas mobilis. United States.
Arcuri, Edward J, and Donaldson, Terrence L. 1983. "Continuous production of ethanol by use of flocculent zymomonas mobilis". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/864762.
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author = {Arcuri, Edward J and Donaldson, Terrence L},
abstractNote = {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.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1983},
month = {Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1983}
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