Biogas production

US9416373B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignees

• FUNDACIÓ PRIVADA INSTITUT CATALÁ DE NANOTECHOLOGIA · ES
• INSTITUCIÓ CATALANA DE RECERCA I ESTUDIS AVANCATS · ES
• UNIVERSITAT AUTÓNOMA DE BARCELONA · ES

Inventors

• Victor Franco Puntes · Barcelona, ES
• Edgar Emir González · Sant Cugat del Vallès, ES
• Eudald Casals Mercadal · Berga, ES
• Ana Garcia Mestre · Molins de Rei, ES
• Lucia Delgado Ramisa · Barcelona, ES
• Xavier Font Segura · Arenys de Mar, ES
• Antonio Sánchez Ferrer · Vitoria-Gasteiz, ES

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 8, 2012
• Grant date: Aug 16, 2016
• Expiry date: Feb 9, 2033

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y02E50/30
• WIPO field: Environmental technology
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

A process for the production of biogas from biodegradable material is disclosed, the process comprising the steps of: (a) adding the biodegradable material to the reactor; (b) inoculating a microorganism; (c) adding a colloidal solution of surface-modified iron oxide nanoparticles to the reactor; (d) providing anaerobic conditions; (e) carrying out an anaerobic digestion; and (f) collecting the biogas; wherein the steps (a), (b) and (c) can be carried out in any order.