Patents Assigned to Bio-Process Innovation, Inc.
  • High speed, consecutive batch or continuous, low effluent process for the production of ethanol from molasses, starches, or sugars
    Patent number: 7070967
    Abstract: A flocculent Saccharomyces cerevisae strain (BPSC-15) produces higher yields of ethanol in fermentations of fermentable sugar or fermentable starch/enzyme.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2006
    Assignee: Bio-Process Innovation, Inc.
    Inventors: M. Clark Dale, Mark Moelhman
  • Immobilized cell reactor-separator with simultaneous product separation and methods for design and use thereof
    Patent number: 4665027
    Abstract: A novel immobilized cell reactor design is described capable of separating an inhibitory metabolite from a fermentation broth as it is formed. This reactor has the dual advantages of (1) speeding product inhibited reactions and (2) giving a concentrated product free of substrate and cells. The immobilized cell reactor separator (ICRS) can consist of two columns; in the first or `enriching` column stripping gas and broth move co-currently after which the liquid phase moves to the top of the second `stripping` column and moves counter currently to the stripping gas while the remaining substrate is converted to product. The use of this reactor in an ethanol from whey lactose fermentation system is also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 1983
    Date of Patent: May 12, 1987
    Assignee: Bio-Process Innovation, Inc.
    Inventors: M. Clark Dale, Philip C. Wankat, Martin R. Okos