High-yield methane production process by culture of Methanobacterium thermoautotrophicum or any other methanogenic bacterium having the same physiological growth properties
US4883753A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 16, 1987 |
| Grant date | Nov 28, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 16, 2007 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S435/822
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
This invention relates to a high-yield methane production process, comprising cultivating on a culture medium containing a source of nitrogen and assimilable salts, the methanogenic bacterium Methanobacterium thermoautotrophicum or any other methanogenic bacterium having the same physiological growth properties, with a forced supply of gaseous H.sub.2 /CO.sub.2 mixture.
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