Patents Assigned to VERBIO VEREINIGTE BIOENERGIE AG
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Patent number: 12234494Abstract: Methods combine the operations of a bioethanol production unit and a biogas unit and comprise: (a) mashing corn meal from a dry milling step with at least 0.1 t of dry matter in the form of whole stillage and at least 0.1 m3 of outflow from the biogas unit per tonne of corn meal; (b) feeding the mash from (a) to a cooking stage with mash temperatures below the gelatinization temperature of the starch in the corn meal, followed by an ethanol-forming fermentation step and then feeding the fermented mash to a distillation step; and (c) feeding the whole stillage from (b) to the mashing step in (a) and to the biogas unit.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2023Date of Patent: February 25, 2025Assignee: VERBIO VEREINIGTE BIOENERGIE AGInventors: Fabian Bonk, Michael Schlimbach, Oliver Ludtke
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Patent number: 11957138Abstract: The present invention includes a process for producing a protein product from plants and yeasts. The process comprises the steps of: a) providing a thin stillage or a thin stillage concentrate; b) separating a protein concentrate from the provided thin stillage from a) by means of solid-liquid separation; c) diluting the protein concentrate from b) with an aqueous process liquid to a dry substance content of at most 15 wt. %, tempering the diluted protein concentrate to a temperature of at least 60° C.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2020Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: VERBIO VEREINIGTE BIOENERGIE AGInventors: Anne Lamp, Julia Pohl, Fabian Bonk, Michael Schlimbach, Wolfram Klein, Oliver Lüdtke
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Publication number: 20230399665Abstract: Methods combine the operations of a bioethanol production unit and a biogas unit and comprise: (a) mashing corn meal from a dry milling step with at least 0.1 t of dry matter in the form of whole stillage and at least 0.1 m3 of outflow from the biogas unit per tonne of corn meal; (b) feeding the mash from (a) to a cooking stage with mash temperatures below the gelatinization temperature of the starch in the corn meal, followed by an ethanol-forming fermentation step and then feeding the fermented mash to a distillation step; and (c) feeding the whole stillage from (b) to the mashing step in (a) and to the biogas unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2023Publication date: December 14, 2023Applicant: VERBIO VEREINIGTE BIOENERGIE AGInventors: Fabian BONK, Michael SCHLIMBACH, Oliver LUDTKE
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Patent number: 11781158Abstract: The present invention concerns a method for carrying out the combined operation of a bioethanol production unit and a biogas unit. The method comprises the following steps: a) mashing corn meal from a dry milling step with at least 0.1 t of dry matter in the form of whole stillage and at least 0.1 m3 of outflow from the biogas unit per tonne of corn meal, b) feeding the mash from a) to a cooking stage with mash temperatures below the gelatinization temperature of the starch inn the corn meal, followed by an ethanol-forming fermentation step and then feeding the fermented mash to a distillation step, c) feeding the whole stillage from b) to the mashing step in a) and to the biogas unit.Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 2021Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Assignee: VERBIO VEREINIGTE BIOENERGIE AGInventors: Fabian Bonk, Michael Schlimbach, Oliver Lüdtke
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Patent number: 11702436Abstract: The invention relates to tungsten oxo alkylidene complexes ligated with a tetraphenylphenoxy ligand and a neutral ligand such as a phosphine or a pyridine, and method of making the complexes. The complexes are useful as catalysts for performing a ring-opening metathesis polymerization of dicyclopentadiene to poly(dicyclopentadiene).Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2019Date of Patent: July 18, 2023Assignee: Verbio Vereinigte BioEnergie AGInventors: Henrik Gulyas, Benedek Vakulya
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Publication number: 20230050909Abstract: A process for producing a protein product from plants and yeasts comprises providing a thin stillage or a thin stillage concentrate; separating a protein concentrate from the thin stillage; diluting the protein concentrate to a dry substance content of at most 15 wt.%, tempering the diluted protein concentrate to at least 60° C., and adjusting the pH of the diluted and tempered protein concentrate to alkaline; cooling the processed protein concentrate and subsequently separating a liquid phase; adjusting the pH of the separated liquid phase to an acidic pH, and then separating a solid phase; and dispersing the solid phase in a solvent and subsequently separating a product phase, wherein the product phase comprises the protein product from plants and yeasts.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 9, 2020Publication date: February 16, 2023Applicant: VERBIO VEREINIGTE BIOENERGIE AGInventors: Anne LAMP, Julia POHL, Fabian BONK, Michael SCHLIBACH, Wolfram KLEIN, Oliver LÜDTKE
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Publication number: 20220411828Abstract: The invention relates to a method for the biological in-situ methanation of CO2 and H2 in a bioreactor. The method includes feeding an organic substrate into the bioreactor wherein at least part of the organic substrate is converted to a biogas comprising methane and carbon dioxide by means of microorganisms. The organic substrate includes crude fiber and at least 0.15 kg of crude fiber per m3 bioreactor volume per day is fed into to the bioreactor. The bioreactor is operated at between about 20-45° C. H2 is fed to the CO2 into the bioreactor to produce methane.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 3, 2022Publication date: December 29, 2022Applicant: VERBIO Vereinigte BioEnergie AGInventors: Fabian Bonk, Jan Köckeritz, Niklas Böttger, Michael Schlimbach, Oliver Lüdtke
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Patent number: 11484873Abstract: Compound of formula 4 or formula 5 wherein L is a neutral ligand, preferably a nitrogen-containing heterocyclic carbene (NHC) such as carbene containing at least two nitrogen atoms, a cyclic aminoalkyl carbene (CAAC) or a bicyclic aminoalkyl carbene (BICAAC); R1, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, R10 and R11 are, independently, H, unbranched or branched C1-20 alkyl, C5-9 cycloalkyl, unbranched or branched C1-20 alkoxy, optionally bearing one or more halogen atoms, respectively; or aryl, optionally substituted with one or more of unbranched or branched C1-20 alkyl, C5-9 cycloalkyl, unbranched or branched C1-20 alkoxy, aryl, aryloxy, unbranched or branched C1-20 alkylcarbonyl, arylcarbonyl, unbranched or branched C1-20 alkoxycarbonyl, aryloxycarbonyl, heteroaryl, carboxyl, cyano, nitro, amido, aminosulfonyl, N-heteroarylsulfonyl, unbranched or branched C1-20 alkylsulfonyl, arylsulfonyl, unbranched or branched C1-20 alkylsulfinyl, arylsulfinyl, unbranched or branched C1-20 alkylthio, arylthio, sulfonamide, halogType: GrantFiled: May 22, 2020Date of Patent: November 1, 2022Assignee: Verbio Vereinigte BioEnergie AGInventors: Gabor Eros, Georg Emil Frater
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Process for obtaining a concentrated protein-rich phase from waste products of bioethanol production
Patent number: 11485990Abstract: 1) A method for obtaining a concentrated protein-rich phase from residues of bioethanol production. 2.1) Previously, the separation of a protein-rich phase from whole stillage from bioethanol production has been achieved either by the addition of chemicals or by process steps that are complex in terms of equipment and/or energy. 2.2) Whole stillage from bioethanol production is fed to a solid-liquid separation, and the liquid phase (thin stillage) resulting from this is partially returned to the mashing process. This recirculation increases the raw protein content in the process. Part of the thin stillage is diluted and fed to a simple separation process without the addition of chemicals and temperature treatment, with a protein-rich phase being obtained. 2.3) A protein-rich phase is obtained from residues of bioethanol production.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2020Date of Patent: November 1, 2022Assignee: VERBIO VEREINIGTE BIOENERGIE AGInventors: Julia Pohl, Jan Kühling, Michael Schlimbach, Wolfram Klein, Oliver Lüdtke, Anne Lamp -
Patent number: 11420926Abstract: Method of making a second olefin using a first olefin, comprising steps (A) and (B): (A) performing a metathesis reaction with the first olefin in the presence of a metal complex configured to catalyse said metathesis reaction; (B) epoxidizing an olefin contained in the reaction mixture obtained in step (A) to form an epoxide; and deoxygenizing said epoxide to form said second olefin.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2018Date of Patent: August 23, 2022Assignee: Verbio Vereinigte BioEnergie AGInventors: Georg Frater, Agota Bucsai, Krisztian Lorincz
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Patent number: 11352596Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing biogas from lignocellulose-containing biomass, preferably from straw, and to a plant for carrying out said method.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2013Date of Patent: June 7, 2022Assignee: VERBIO VEREINIGTE BIOENERGIE AGInventors: Oliver Ludtke, Michael Schlimbach, Enrico Fichter, Jens Horn, Georg Pollert, Jan Kuhling
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Patent number: 11293035Abstract: The invention relates to a process for producing biogas from fibrous substrate by anaerobic fermentation. The process is characterised in that a) the fibrous substrate is fed together with process liquid to a fermenter containing anaerobic microorganisms depending on the TSS content ascertained in this fermenter, b) the fibrous substrate is subjected to wet fermentation in this fermenter to produce biogas c) the output containing fermented fibrous substrate is drawn off from the fermenter and the TSS content in the fermenter is ascertained, d) the TSS content ascertained is compared with a fixed target range and e) depending on the result from d), step a) is repeated with adjusted amounts in order to comply with the target range for the TSS in the fermenter.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2016Date of Patent: April 5, 2022Assignee: VERBIO VEREINIGTE BIOENERGIE AGInventors: Oliver Lüdtke, Michael Schlimbach
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Patent number: 11285466Abstract: The invention relates to a method of forming an olefin from a first olefin and a second olefin in a metathesis reaction, comprising step (i): (i) reacting the first olefin with the second olefin in the presence of a compound that catalyzes said metathesis reaction such that the molar ratio of said compound to the first or the second olefin is from 1:500 or less, and the conversion of the first or the second olefin to said olefin is at least 50%, characterized in that as compound that catalyzes said metathesis reaction a compound of the following formula is used: wherein M is Mo or W; R1 is aryl, heteroaryl, alkyl, or heteroalkyl; optionally substituted; R2 and R3 can be the same or different and are hydrogen, alkyl, alkenyl, heteroalkyl, heteroalkenyl, aryl, or heteroaryl; optionally substituted; R5 is alkyl, alkoxy, heteroalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, silylalkyl, silyloxy, optionally substituted; and R4 is a residue R6—X—, wherein X?O and R6 is aryl, optionally substituted; or X?S and R6 is aryl, optType: GrantFiled: June 12, 2019Date of Patent: March 29, 2022Assignee: Verbio Vereinigte Bioenergie AGInventors: Levente Ondi, Jeno Varga, Agota Bucsai, Florian Toth, Krisztian Lorincz, Csaba Hegedus, Emmanuel Robe, Georg Emil Frater
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Patent number: 10837033Abstract: The invention relates to a method for obtaining at least one organic target product and biogas. The method is characterised in that a) organic substrate is introduced into an anaerobic fermentation process; b) in this anaerobic fermentation process a hydrolysis, acidification and methanation are performed using a mixed culture of bacteria and archaea without spatial separation; c) partial suppression of the anaerobic fermentation is realised, with the result that a part of the organic substrate is not completely decomposed to biogas or methane; d) at least one target product is enriched as an organic metabolite of at least one microorganism in the fermentation process by deliberate incomplete composition of the organic substrate; e) the biogas formed in the anaerobic fermentation process is recovered for further use; and f) at least one organic target product is obtained from the anaerobic fermentation process for further use.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2016Date of Patent: November 17, 2020Assignee: VERBIO VEREINIGTE BIOENERGIE AGInventors: Oliver Luedtke, Michael Schlimbach, Enrico Fichter
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Patent number: 9884837Abstract: The invention relates to a method for obtaining and purifying phytosterols and/or tocopherols from distillation residue from a transesterification of vegetable oils, in particular from the vegetable oil-based fatty acid methyl ester production for the field of use of biodiesel (FAME), comprising a first transesterification stage for converting partial glycerides contained in the distillation residue; separating the glycerin phase from a reaction mixture resulting from the first transesterification stage; a second transesterification stage for converting sterol esters contained in the reaction mixture; adding water to the reaction mixture after the second transesterification stage in order to generate a multiphase system; simultaneously or sequentially separating the phases of the multiphase system into a substantially sterol-containing phase; a substantially glycerin- and methanol-containing aqueous phase; and a tocopherol-containing methyl ester phase; and obtaining phytosterols from the sterol-containing phType: GrantFiled: November 2, 2011Date of Patent: February 6, 2018Assignee: VERBIO VEREINIGTE BIOENERGIE AGInventors: Joachim Lemp, Nico Baade, Emanuel Pöhls
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Publication number: 20130274489Abstract: The invention relates to a method for obtaining and purifying phytosterols and/or tocopherols from distillation residue from a transesterification of vegetable oils, in particular from the vegetable oil-based fatty acid methyl ester production for the field of use of biodiesel (FAME), comprising a first transesterification stage for converting partial glycerides contained in the distillation residue; separating the glycerin phase from a reaction mixture resulting from the first transesterification stage; a second transesterification stage for converting sterol esters contained in the reaction mixture; adding water to the reaction mixture after the second transesterification stage in order to generate a multiphase system; simultaneously or sequentially separating the phases of the multiphase system into a substantially sterol-containing phase; a substantially glycerin- and methanol-containing aqueous phase; and a tocopherol-containing methyl ester phase; and obtaining phytosterols from the sterol-containing phType: ApplicationFiled: November 2, 2011Publication date: October 17, 2013Applicant: VERBIO VEREINIGTE BIOENERGIE AGInventors: Joachim Lemp, Nico Baade, Emanuel Pöhls