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Process for fermenting carbohydrate- and phosphate-containing liquid media

US4605620A · kind A · utility

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Assignee

Gesellschaft fur Biotechnologische Forschung mbH (GBF) · DE

Inventors

Wolfram Andersch · Bensberg, DE
Hubert Johannes Bahl · Essen (Oldenburg), DE
Gerhard Gottschalk · Meinerzhagen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 16, 1982
Grant date	Aug 12, 1986
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 16, 2002

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10S435/842
WIPO fieldBiotechnology
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The invention relates to a process for fermenting carbohydrate- and phosphate-containing liquid media with limitation of phosphate with bacteria capable of forming butanol, acetone and/or ethanol as fermentation products performed with a total phosphate content in the medium of 1.0 to 0.4 mmoles.

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