Patents Assigned to TETRAVITAE BIOSCIENCE, INC.
  • PROCESS FOR SOLVENT PRODUCTION UTILIZING LIQUID PHASE ADSORPTION
    Publication number: 20100204526
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for the separation of solvents, including, but not limited to, butanol, from a fermentative solventogenesis reaction medium that utilizes Clostridium beijerinckii NCIMB 8052 or derivatives thereof, including, but not limited to, Clostridium beijerinckii BA101, ATCC No. PTA-1550, by contacting the reaction medium directly with an adsorbent that selectively adsorbs the solvent; separating the adsorbent/solvent adsorbate from the reaction medium; and desorbing the solvent adsorbate from the adsorbent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2008
    Publication date: August 12, 2010
    Applicant: TETRAVITAE BIOSCIENCE, INC.
    Inventors: Jay Kouba, Anil Oroskar