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Title: Method for enhancing microbial utilization rates of gases using perfluorocarbons

Abstract

A method of enhancing the bacterial reduction of industrial gases using perfluorocarbons (PFCs) is disclosed. Because perfluorocarbons (PFCs) allow for a much greater solubility of gases than water does, PFCs have the potential to deliver gases in higher concentrations to microorganisms when used as an additive to microbial growth media thereby increasing the rate of the industrial gas conversion to economically viable chemicals and gases.

Inventors:
 [1]
  1. Idaho Falls, ID
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Idaho National Laboratory (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
870990
Patent Number(s):
US 5637499
Assignee:
Lockheed Idaho Technologies Company (Idaho Falls, ID)
DOE Contract Number:  
AC07-94ID13223
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
method; enhancing; microbial; utilization; rates; gases; perfluorocarbons; bacterial; reduction; industrial; pfcs; disclosed; allow; solubility; water; potential; deliver; concentrations; microorganisms; additive; growth; media; increasing; rate; gas; conversion; economically; viable; chemicals; gas conversion; industrial gases; industrial gas; microbial growth; utilization rates; /435/

Citation Formats

Turick, Charles E. Method for enhancing microbial utilization rates of gases using perfluorocarbons. United States: N. p., 1997. Web.
Turick, Charles E. Method for enhancing microbial utilization rates of gases using perfluorocarbons. United States.
Turick, Charles E. 1997. "Method for enhancing microbial utilization rates of gases using perfluorocarbons". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/870990.
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abstractNote = {A method of enhancing the bacterial reduction of industrial gases using perfluorocarbons (PFCs) is disclosed. Because perfluorocarbons (PFCs) allow for a much greater solubility of gases than water does, PFCs have the potential to deliver gases in higher concentrations to microorganisms when used as an additive to microbial growth media thereby increasing the rate of the industrial gas conversion to economically viable chemicals and gases.},
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year = {Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1997},
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Enhancement of autotrophic growth rate ofAlcaligenes eutrophus in a medium containing perfluorocarbon under low oxygen partial pressure
journal, August 1992


Mechanism of enhanced oxygen transfer in fermentation using emulsified oxygen-vectors
journal, February 1990


Perfluorochemicals and Cell Culture
journal, October 1989