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US 2014/0212937 A1Published application
System and Method for Improved Gas dissolution
AssigneeLanzatech New Zealand Limited
InventorXueliang Li
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Abstract
The invention provides a microbubble generation system with increased efficiency and flexibility compared to known systems. Further, the invention provides a method of microbubble generation. In particular, invention relates to increasing the efficiency of a fermentation reaction by reducing bubble size and increasing gas absorption into a liquid fermentation broth.
Claims20
A method of generating microbubbles comprising:
- (a) sparging gas into a column containing a liquid via a gas sparger to form gas bubbles;
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- (b) introducing a liquid to the column via a perforated plate positioned above the gas sparger to create a liquid jet such that the liquid jet contacts the bubbles and produces microbubbles entrained in the liquid.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.