Gas testing unit and method
AssigneeLanzaTech NZ, Inc.
InventorsBjorn Daniel Heijstra, Sean Dennis Simpson, Nicholas Bourdakos, Jason Carl Bromley, Kai-Ming Yap
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Abstract
A fermentation unit and a method of carrying out fermentation are described. The fermentation unit can be transported from one facility to another to carry out a fermentation process. The fermentation unit and method allow for the fermentation of a C1-containing substrate from a source at a particular facility to produce products such as alcohols and acids. Examples of the source of the C1-containing substrate include without limitation steel manufacturing processes, coal and biomass gasification processes, coke manufacturing processes, etc. The fermentation unit can be housed within a container having a volume of less than about 6 m3.
Claims20
A method comprising:
- feeding a C1-containing substrate from a source to a fermentation system comprising bioreactor stage comprising a C1-fixing microorganism in a culture medium to produce products selected from alcohols and acids, wherein the fermentation system is capable of being housed within a container having a volume of less than about 6 m3 and transportable to multiple locations, the process characterized in that that it is carried out at a site of the source of the C1-containing substrate.
A fermentation unit, comprising:
- a vertically extending bioreactor vessel comprising a gas inlet port and a gas outlet port, the gas inlet port located proximate to the bottom end of the vertically extending bioreactor, the inlet gas port in fluid communication with piping means, said piping means in fluid communication with an industrial facility and configured to feed a gaseous C1-containing substrate from the industrial facility to the bioreactor vessel, the inlet gas port extending into the interior of the bioreactor vessel and in fluid communication with a gas distribution device located within the bioreactor, the gas outlet port located proximate to the top end of the vertically extending bioreactor vessel in fluid communication with the bioreactor and configured to withdraw gaseous products, including unreacted C1-containing substrate, from the bioreactor vessel;
- the bioreactor vessel further comprising a liquid inlet port and a liquid outlet port, the liquid inlet port positioned below the gas inlet port and configured to introduce a culture medium comprising at least one C1-fixing microorganism into the bioreactor vessel, the liquid outlet port positioned below the gas inlet port and configured to withdraw liquid products from the bioreactor vessel;
- the fermentation unit housed within a container having a volume of less than about 6 m3.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.