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US 2011/0256602 A1Published application
Method for Biotechnological Production of a Hydrogen Carrier
AssigneeLinde Aktiengesellschaft
InventorsHans KISTENMACHER, Hans Jurgen MAASS, Mathias MOSTERTZ, Karl FORCHHAMMER
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Abstract
The invention relates to a method for biotechnological production of a hydrogen carrier. It is proposed to culture ammonium-producing cyanobacteria in which, by increasing the nitrogenase activity and/or blocking the utilization of ammonium in the cell metabolism and/or providing an exit mechanism for ammonium via the cell membrane, the ammonium yield is increased. The ammonia generated by the cyanobacteria is made available as a hydrogen carrier.
Claims22
A method for biotechnological production of a hydrogen carrier, comprising:
- removing ammonium formed from nitrogen or nitrogenous compounds by means of cyanobacteria via photosynthetically coupled reactions from the cell membrane of the cyanobacteria and
- providing ammonia generated there from as hydrogen carrier.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.