Method and apparatus for the removal of bioconversion of constituents of organic liquids
Abstract
A method and apparatus for the removal or conversion of constituents from bulk organic liquids. A countercurrent biphasic bioreactor system is utilized to disperse and recoalesce a biocatalyst contained in the aqueous liquid phase into the organic liquid phase containing the constituent. Two transient, high-intensity electrical fields rupture the aqueous drops into a plurality of microdroplets and induce continuous coalescence and redispersion as the microdroplets travel through the organic phase, thus increasing surface area. As the aqueous microdroplets progress through the organic phase, the biocatalyst then reacts with the constituent to produce a product which is then removed from the bioreactor in the aqueous phase or retained in the organic phase. The organic liquid, now free of the original constituents, is ready for immediate use or further processing.
- Inventors:
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- Knoxville, TN
- Oak Ridge, TN
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 869573
- Patent Number(s):
- 5358614
- Assignee:
- Martin Marietta Energy Systems, Inc. (Oak Ridge, TN)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B01 - PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL B01J - CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROCESSES, e.g. CATALYSIS OR COLLOID CHEMISTRY
Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y10 - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC Y10S - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC05-84OR21400
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- method; apparatus; removal; bioconversion; constituents; organic; liquids; conversion; bulk; countercurrent; biphasic; bioreactor; utilized; disperse; recoalesce; biocatalyst; contained; aqueous; liquid; phase; containing; constituent; transient; high-intensity; electrical; fields; rupture; drops; plurality; microdroplets; induce; continuous; coalescence; redispersion; travel; increasing; surface; progress; reacts; produce; product; removed; retained; free; original; immediate; processing; organic liquids; electrical fields; electrical field; phase containing; organic phase; liquid phase; aqueous phase; organic liquid; aqueous liquid; continuous coalescence; intensity electric; catalyst contained; /204/435/588/
Citation Formats
Scott, Timothy, and Scott, Charles D. Method and apparatus for the removal of bioconversion of constituents of organic liquids. United States: N. p., 1994.
Web.
Scott, Timothy, & Scott, Charles D. Method and apparatus for the removal of bioconversion of constituents of organic liquids. United States.
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title = {Method and apparatus for the removal of bioconversion of constituents of organic liquids},
author = {Scott, Timothy and Scott, Charles D},
abstractNote = {A method and apparatus for the removal or conversion of constituents from bulk organic liquids. A countercurrent biphasic bioreactor system is utilized to disperse and recoalesce a biocatalyst contained in the aqueous liquid phase into the organic liquid phase containing the constituent. Two transient, high-intensity electrical fields rupture the aqueous drops into a plurality of microdroplets and induce continuous coalescence and redispersion as the microdroplets travel through the organic phase, thus increasing surface area. As the aqueous microdroplets progress through the organic phase, the biocatalyst then reacts with the constituent to produce a product which is then removed from the bioreactor in the aqueous phase or retained in the organic phase. The organic liquid, now free of the original constituents, is ready for immediate use or further processing.},
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year = {Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1994},
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