Process for the fermentative production of acetone, butanol and ethanol
US5063156A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 30, 1990 |
| Grant date | Nov 5, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 30, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S435/842
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A process including multistage continuous fermentation followed by batch fermentation with carefully chosen temperatures for each fermentation step, combined with an asporogenic strain of C. acetobutylicum and a high carbohydrate substrate concentration yields extraordinarily high butanol and total solvents concentrations.
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