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Title: Anaerobic thermophilic culture

Abstract

A newly discovered thermophilic anaerobe is described that was isolated in a biologically pure culture and designated Thermoanaerobacter ethanolicus ATCC 3/550. T. Ethanolicus is cultured in aqueous nutrient medium under anaerobic, thermophilic conditions and is used in a novel process for producing ethanol by subjecting carbohydrates, particularly the saccharides, to fermentation action of the new microorganism in a biologically pure culture.

Inventors:
 [1];  [2]
  1. Athens, GA
  2. Gottingen, DE
Issue Date:
OSTI Identifier:
864016
Patent Number(s):
4292407
Assignee:
United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
C - CHEMISTRY C12 - BIOCHEMISTRY C12P - FERMENTATION OR ENZYME-USING PROCESSES TO SYNTHESISE A DESIRED CHEMICAL COMPOUND OR COMPOSITION OR TO SEPARATE OPTICAL ISOMERS FROM A RACEMIC MIXTURE {
Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
DOE Contract Number:  
EY-76-S-09-888
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
anaerobic; thermophilic; culture; newly; discovered; anaerobe; described; isolated; biologically; pure; designated; thermoanaerobacter; ethanolicus; atcc; 550; cultured; aqueous; nutrient; medium; conditions; novel; process; producing; ethanol; subjecting; carbohydrates; particularly; saccharides; fermentation; action; microorganism; nutrient medium; biologically pure; newly discovered; anaerobic thermophilic; pure culture; thermoanaerobacter ethanolicus; producing ethanol; thermophilic conditions; novel process; thermophilic culture; aqueous nutrient; /435/

Citation Formats

Ljungdahl, Lars G, and Wiegel, Jurgen K. W. Anaerobic thermophilic culture. United States: N. p., 1981. Web.
Ljungdahl, Lars G, & Wiegel, Jurgen K. W. Anaerobic thermophilic culture. United States.
Ljungdahl, Lars G, and Wiegel, Jurgen K. W. Thu . "Anaerobic thermophilic culture". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/864016.
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title = {Anaerobic thermophilic culture},
author = {Ljungdahl, Lars G and Wiegel, Jurgen K. W.},
abstractNote = {A newly discovered thermophilic anaerobe is described that was isolated in a biologically pure culture and designated Thermoanaerobacter ethanolicus ATCC 3/550. T. Ethanolicus is cultured in aqueous nutrient medium under anaerobic, thermophilic conditions and is used in a novel process for producing ethanol by subjecting carbohydrates, particularly the saccharides, to fermentation action of the new microorganism in a biologically pure culture.},
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place = {United States},
year = {1981},
month = {1}
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