Method for producing methane by means of aerobic co-culture of anaerobic micro-organisms
US10011852B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 20, 2015 |
| Grant date | Jul 3, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 20, 2035 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E50/30
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The present invention relates to the biological production of methane (Biogas) by co-culture in an aerobic atmosphere of a methanogenic bacterium and of an anaerobic bacterium capable of producing hydrogen, in a culture medium comprising or being supplemented with carbohydrate compound(s), notably starch and/or sugars, and supplemented with antioxidant compound(s).
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