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US 2025/0249404 A1Published application
Low residence time gas separator
AssigneeLanzaTech, Inc.
InventorsMayur Sathe, Robert John Conrado, Joss Anton Coombes, Gregory Joseph Morin, Brian Nelson Horton, Curtis Paul Studebaker
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Abstract
The systems and methods disclosed herein provide for the efficient separation of gas from fluid comprising liquid. In particular, gas separator systems and methods for use in bioreactor systems and operations are disclosed herein providing an efficient means to remove gaseous waste products, unreacted gaseous substrates, and or inert gas from broth of the biological fermentation of carbon substrates using a microorganism biocatalyst.
Claims15
A system for separating gas from a liquid comprising:
- a separator vessel;
- at least one fluid inlet engaged with the separator vessel;
- at least one gas outlet engaged with the separator vessel;
- at least one liquid outlet engaged with the separator vessel;
- a plurality of inclined plates positioned within the separator vessel;
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- at least one fluid distributor positioned within the separator vessel and engaged with the plurality of inclined plates, the fluid distributor further comprising a first end proximate to the fluid inlet, and a second end distal to the fluid inlet.
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A bioreactor system comprising:
- a reaction vessel comprising:
- a fluid, the fluid comprising a liquid growth medium, gas substrate comprising at least one C1 carbon source, a waste gas, and a culture of at least one microorganism in the liquid growth medium, wherein the culture of at least one microorganism ferments the gas substrate to produce at least one fermentation product and the waste gas;
- a gas separator vessel in fluid communication with the reaction vessel and positioned above a bottom one-third portion of the reactor vessel, the gas separator comprising:
- at least one fluid inlet in fluid communication with the reaction vessel;
- at least one gas outlet;
- at least one liquid outlet;
- a plurality of inclined plates positioned within the gas separator vessel;
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- at least one fluid distributor engaged with the plurality of inclined plates;
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- a pump configured to recirculate liquid comprising the liquid growth medium and the culture of at least one microorganism from the gas separator vessel to the reaction vessel, wherein the system is pressurized and wherein the system lacks a throttling valve between the reaction vessel and the gas separator vessel fluid inlet.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.