Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method and apparatus for bio-fuel seeding
- Patent Title (中): 生物燃料播种方法和装置
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Application No.: US12462086Application Date: 2009-07-29
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Publication No.: US08227219B2Publication Date: 2012-07-24
- Inventor: Tommy Mack Davis
- Applicant: Tommy Mack Davis
- Agent Ted M. Anthony
- Main IPC: C12P7/06
- IPC: C12P7/06

Abstract:
A method and apparatus is provided for microbial seeding and amendment of traditional alternative fuels production systems and processes using immobilized microbe bioreactors. The system addition utilizes attachment of yeast or other microbial consortia to a substrate to enhance alternative fuels production in fermentation processes. The system allows for the maintenance of a constant concentrated microbial population, thus enhancing alternative fuels production by stabilizing microbial populations. Desired aerobic and anaerobic conditions are maintained using a microbubble aeration device coupled to the Immobilized Microbe Bioreactor (IMBR) seeding reactors. Generation of the microbial populations for seeding requires control of aerobic and anaerobic conditions to ensure growth of a microbial population acclimated to elevated alternative fuels concentrations.
Public/Granted literature
- US20100047888A1 Method and apparatus for bio-fuel seeding Public/Granted day:2010-02-25
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