Bio-assisted process for conversion of mixed volatile fatty acids to selective drop-in fuels
US11111509B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 14, 2019 |
| Grant date | Sep 7, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 29, 2039 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E50/10
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The present invention relates to a two-stage process for production of drop-in fuels/alcohols (methanol, ethanol or butanol) from volatile fatty acids produced either synthetically from fossil resources or as metabolic intermediates in acidification step of anaerobic digestion process from waste biomass and organic materials.
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