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- Patent Title: Methods and systems for removing undissolved solids prior to extractive fermentation in the production of butanol
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Application No.: US13874737Application Date: 2013-05-01
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Publication No.: US09670511B2Publication Date: 2017-06-06
- Inventor: Brian Michael Roesch , Keith H. Burlew , John W. Hallam , David J. Lowe , Joseph J. Zaher
- Applicant: BUTAMAX ADVANCED BIOFUELS LLC
- Applicant Address: US DE Wilmington
- Assignee: Butamax Advanced Biofuels LLC
- Current Assignee: Butamax Advanced Biofuels LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US DE Wilmington
- Main IPC: C12M1/00
- IPC: C12M1/00 ; C12M3/00 ; C12P7/16 ; C12N1/14 ; C12N15/00 ; B01D3/00 ; B01D21/26 ; C07C29/86 ; C11B1/02 ; C11B13/00 ; C12P7/64 ; C12P7/18

Abstract:
A method and system for efficiently producing a fermentative product alcohol such as butanol utilizing in situ product extraction are provided. The efficiency is obtained through separating undissolved solids after liquefying a given feedstock to create a feedstock and prior to fermentation, for example, through centrifugation. Removal of the undissolved solids avoids problems associated with having the undissolved solids present during in situ production extraction, and thereby increases the efficiency of the alcohol production.
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