公开(公告)号：US20230151289A1

公开(公告)日：2023-05-18

申请号：US18051676

申请日：2022-11-01

Applicant: ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company

Inventor： Timothy J. NEDWED ,  Lin ZHAO ,  Sam AMINFARD

IPC: C10L3/10 ,  C12M1/107

CPC classification number: C10L3/10 ,  C12M21/04

Abstract: Methods include providing a natural gas stream; directing a first fraction of the natural gas stream to a bioreactor including a propagating culture of hydrocarbon degrading microbes; directing a second fraction of the gas stream to a local power generator and converting the natural gas stream to electricity and heat; using a dynamic control system to balance of the gas stream to the first fraction and the second fraction based on one or more of the availability of electricity from an electricity grid and the price of electricity from the electricity grid; powering, at least in part, the bioreactor with the electricity generated by the local power generator; and harvesting the hydrocarbon degrading microbes from the bioreactor as a biomass. Related systems are also provided.