Patents by Inventor Cees Jan Nico Buisman
Cees Jan Nico Buisman has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Publication number: 20230059525Abstract: The invention relates to a method and system for phosphate recovering from a waste stream, such as an animal manure waste stream. The method comprises the steps of: - providing a tank reactor, 5 - providing acidogenic bacteria and/or acetogenic bacteria and the waste stream to the tank reactor, - hydrolysing the waste stream, forming a reaction mixture; - providing a gas flow to the reaction mixture for removing carbon dioxide from the reaction mixture; 10 - providing the reaction mixture to an anaerobic sludge reactor, - removing a compound comprising phosphate from the reaction mixture within the anaerobic sludge reactor, and - removing gas from the reaction mixture within the anaerobic sludge reactor.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 22, 2021Publication date: February 23, 2023Inventors: Christopher Schott, Jorge Ricardo Apolinaro Macedo Bachert Da Cunha, Renata Doroethea Van Der Weijden, Cees Jan Nico Buisman
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Patent number: 11548785Abstract: The invention is directed to a control method for a process to convert bisulphide to elemental sulphur in an aqueous solution comprising sulphide-oxidising bacteria wherein the process is controlled by applying a potential between the anode electrode and the cathode electrode or between the anode electrode and the reference electrode of an electrochemical cell resulting in a current between the cathode electrode and the anode electrode, measuring a current as measured by an electrochemical cell and adapting the process in response to the measured current. The process to convert bisulphide may comprise the following steps: (a) contacting bisulphide with oxidised sulphide-oxidising bacteria in the aqueous solution and elemental sulphur, (b) oxidizing the reduced sulphide-oxidising bacteria, (c) using the oxidised sulphide-oxidising bacteria obtained in step (b) in step (a) and (d) isolating elemental sulphur from the aqueous solution obtained in step (a) and/or step (b).Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2018Date of Patent: January 10, 2023Assignee: PAQELL B.V.Inventors: Johannes Bernardus Maria Klok, Annemiek Ter Heijne, Frederikus De Rink, Cees Jan Nico Buisman
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Patent number: 11339411Abstract: The invention is directed to a process to prepare elemental sulphur by (i) contacting an aqueous solution comprising bisulphide with oxidised sulphide-oxidising bacteria under anaerobic conditions wherein elemental sulphur is produced and a reduced sulphide-oxidising bacteria is obtained and (ii) wherein the reduced sulphide-oxidising bacteria are oxidised by transfer of electrons to an anode of an electrochemical cell to obtain the oxidised sulphide-oxidising bacteria.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2018Date of Patent: May 24, 2022Assignee: Paqell B.V.Inventors: Johannes Bernardus Maria Klok, Annemiek Ter Heijne, Frederikus De Rink, Cees Jan Nico Buisman
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Patent number: 11279619Abstract: The invention is directed to a process to convert a sulphur compound to bisulphide by direct or indirect transfer of electrons from a cathode of a bio-electrochemical cell to the sulphur compound under anaerobic conditions and in the presence of mixed culture comprising methanogens and suitably also a anaerobic or facultative anaerobic bacteria. The sulphur compound may be a thiol like methanethiol or ethanethiol or a polysulphide, like dimethyl disulphide.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2019Date of Patent: March 22, 2022Assignee: PAQELL B.V.Inventors: Johannes Bernardus Maria Klok, Margo Elzinga, Annemiek Ter Heijne, Cees Jan Nico Buisman, Johannes Wijnbelt
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Publication number: 20210139327Abstract: The invention is directed to a process to convert a sulphur compound to bisulphide by direct or indirect transfer of electrons from a cathode of a bio-electrochemical cell to the sulphur compound under anaerobic conditions and in the presence of mixed culture comprising methanogens and suitably also a anaerobic or facultative anaerobic bacteria. The sulphur compound may be a thiol like methanethiol or ethanethiol or a polysulphide, like dimethyl disulphide.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 29, 2019Publication date: May 13, 2021Applicant: PAQELL B.V.Inventors: Johannes Bernardus Maria KLOK, Margo ELZINGA, Annemiek TER HEIJNE, Cees Jan Nico BUISMAN, Johannes WIJNBELT
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Publication number: 20200109052Abstract: The invention is directed to a control method for a process to convert bisulphide to elemental sulphur in an aqueous solution comprising sulphide-oxidising bacteria wherein the process is controlled by applying a potential between the anode electrode and the cathode electrode or between the anode electrode and the reference electrode of an electrochemical cell resulting in a current between the cathode electrode and the anode electrode, measuring a current as measured by an electrochemical cell and adapting the process in response to the measured current. The process to convert bisulphide may comprise the following steps: (a) contacting bisulphide with oxidised sulphide-oxidising bacteria in the aqueous solution and elemental sulphur, (b) oxidizing the reduced sulphide-oxidising bacteria, (c) using the oxidised sulphide-oxidising bacteria obtained in step (b) in step (a) and (d) isolating elemental sulphur from the aqueous solution obtained in step (a) and/or step (b).Type: ApplicationFiled: May 30, 2018Publication date: April 9, 2020Applicant: Paqell B.V.Inventors: Johannes Bernardus Maria KLOK, Annemiek TER HEIJNE, Frederikus DE RINK, Cees Jan Nico BUISMAN
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Publication number: 20200095610Abstract: The invention is directed to a process to prepare elemental sulphur by (i) contacting an aqueous solution comprising bisulphide with oxidised sulphide-oxidising bacteria under anaerobic conditions wherein elemental sulphur is produced and a reduced sulphide-oxidising bacteria is obtained and (ii) wherein the reduced sulphide-oxidising bacteria are oxidised by transfer of electrons to an anode of an electrochemical cell to obtain the oxidised sulphide-oxidising bacteria.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 30, 2018Publication date: March 26, 2020Applicant: Paqell B.V.Inventors: Johannes Bernardus Maria KLOK, Annemiek TER HEIJNE, Frederikus DE RINK, Cees Jan Nico BUISMAN
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Publication number: 20170158535Abstract: A first aspect of the present invention relates to a process for recovering crystalline elemental selenium (Se) from an aqueous composition, such as waste water or groundwater. A second aspect of the present invention further relates to a microbial sludge comprising crystalline elemental selenium, which sludge may be used in the further recovery of elemental selenium.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 6, 2015Publication date: June 8, 2017Applicant: Wageningen UniversiteitInventors: Simon Petrus Wilhelmus HAGEMAN, Renata Dorothea VAN DER WEIJDEN, Cees Jan Nico BUISMAN
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Publication number: 20160156060Abstract: A method, system and plant for generating energy from a gas are disclosed. An embodiment of the method includes providing a gas flow to a flow channel; production of cations and anions; diffusing of the cations towards a cation-selective electrode and of the anions towards an anion-selective electrode; adsorbing the cations and anions by the electrodes; and transporting of electrons through an electrical circuit to maintain electro-neutrality of the electrodes and generate electrical energy.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 6, 2014Publication date: June 2, 2016Applicant: STICHTING WETSUS CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE FOR SUSTAINABLE WATER TECHNOLOGYInventors: Hubertus Victor Marie HAMELERS, Olivier Camille SCHAETZLE, Pieter Maarten BIESHEUVEL, Cees Jan Nico BUISMAN
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Patent number: 9105913Abstract: A device includes a first electrode compartment, the anode compartment, and a second electrode compartment, the cathode compartment, with a quantity of an anode fluid including an electrochemically oxidizable substrate and optional further compounds in the anode compartment, a quantity of a cathode fluid including an electrochemically reducible substrate and optional further compounds in the cathode compartment, and further an anode at least partially in contact with the anode fluid in the anode compartment and a cathode at least partially in contact with the cathode fluid in the cathode compartment.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2009Date of Patent: August 11, 2015Assignee: Stichting Wetsus Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Water TechnologyInventors: Mateo Jozef Jaques Mayer, Cees Jan Nico Buisman, Hubertus Victor Marie Hamelers, David Petrus Bonefatius Theodorus Bernardus Strik
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Patent number: 8637171Abstract: The invention relates to a device comprising a reactor, where the reactor comprises an anode compartment and a cathode compartment, and where the anode compartment comprises a) an anodophilic micro-organism capable of oxidizing an electron donor compound, and b) a living plant or part thereof. The invention also relates to a method for converting light energy into electrical energy and/or hydrogen, where a feedstock comprising an electron donor compound is introduced into the device.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2008Date of Patent: January 28, 2014Assignee: Plant-e Knowledge B.V.Inventors: Hubertus Victor Marie Hamelers, David Petrus Bonifacius Theodorus Bernardus Strik, Jan Frederik Hendrik Snel, Cees Jan Nico Buisman
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Patent number: 8431368Abstract: The invention relates to a method for the enzymatic production of C6-C18 fatty alcohol and/or C8-C18 fatty acid, by carbon chain elongation, comprising the steps of: i) providing organic C2-C6 compounds; ii) subjecting the organic C2-C6 compounds to enzymatic carbon chain elongation in the presence of an electron donor; and iii) separating the formed C6-C18 fatty alcohol and/or C8-C18 fatty acid.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2008Date of Patent: April 30, 2013Assignee: Waste2Chemical Knowledge B.V.Inventors: Hubertus Victor M. Hamelers, Kirsten Johanna J. Steinbusch, Cees Jan Nico Buisman
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Publication number: 20110236724Abstract: A device includes a first electrode compartment, the anode compartment, and a second electrode compartment, the cathode compartment, with a quantity of an anode fluid including an electrochemically oxidizable substrate and optional further compounds in the anode compartment, a quantity of a cathode fluid including an electrochemically reducible substrate and optional further compounds in the cathode compartment, and further an anode at least partially in contact with the anode fluid in the anode compartment and a cathode at least partially in contact with the cathode fluid in the cathode compartment.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2009Publication date: September 29, 2011Inventors: Mateo Josef Jaques Mayer, Cees Jan Nico Buisman, Hubertus Victor Marie Hamelers, David Petrus Bonefatius Theodorus Bernardus Strik
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Publication number: 20100317071Abstract: The invention relates to a method for the enzymatic production of C6-C18 fatty alcohol and/or C8-C18 fatty acid, by carbon chain elongation, comprising the steps of : i) providing organic C2-C6 compounds; ii) subjecting the organic C2-C6 compounds to enzymatic carbon chain elongation in the presence of an electron donor; and iii) separating the formed C6-C18 fatty alcohol and/or C8-C18 fatty acid.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2008Publication date: December 16, 2010Inventors: Hubertus Victor M. Hamelers, Kirsten Johanna J. Steinbusch, Cees Jan Nico Buisman
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Publication number: 20100227203Abstract: A first embodiment is disclosed, relating to a device including an anode and a cathode. The anode and cathode are placed in a separate anode and cathode compartment. In at least one embodiment of the device, electron transfer takes place from the cathode to a terminal electron acceptor via a redox mediator. In at least one embodiment, the redox mediator includes the Fe (II)/Fe (III) redox couple. According to a further aspect, of at least one embodiment of the invention, relates to a method for generating electric energy with use of the device according to at least one embodiment of the invention.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 13, 2007Publication date: September 9, 2010Applicant: MAGNETO SPECIAL ANODES B.V.Inventors: Annemiek Ter Heijne, Hubertus Victor Marie Hamelers, Cees Jan Nico Buisman
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Publication number: 20100190039Abstract: The invention relates to a device comprising a reactor, where the reactor comprises an anode compartment and a cathode compartment, and where the anode compartment comprises a) an anodophilic micro-organism capable of oxidizing an electron donor compound, and b) a living plant or part thereof. The invention also relates to a method for converting light energy into electrical energy and/or hydrogen, where a feedstock comprising an electron donor compound is introduced into the device.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 17, 2008Publication date: July 29, 2010Inventors: Hubertus Victor Marie Hamelers, David Petrus Bonifacius Theodorus Bernardus Strik, Jan Frederik Hendrik Snel, Cees Jan Nico Buisman
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Patent number: 7439047Abstract: A process for producing hydrogen from bio-oxidisable material is disclosed herein. The process comprises the steps of—introducing the bio-oxidisable material into a reactor provided with an anode and a cathode optionally separated by a cation exchange membrane and containing anodophilic bacteria in an aqueous medium;—applying a potential between the anode and cathode 0.05 and 1.5 volt, while maintaining a pH of between 3 and 9 in the aqueous medium; —collecting hydrogen gas at the cathode. The hydrogen production process can be intermittently switched to an electric power generation stage (biofuel cell) by adding oxygen to the cathode and separating the anode and cathode spaces by means of a cation exchange membrane.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2004Date of Patent: October 21, 2008Assignee: Stichting Wet Sus Centre for Sustainable Water TechnologyInventors: Rene Alexander Rozendal, Cees Jan Nico Buisman
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Patent number: 6852305Abstract: A process is provided for the production of hydrogen sulphide from the bacterial reduction of a mixture of a liquid and elemental sulfur with an electron donor, such as hydrogen gas, carbon monoxide or organic compounds. The bacteria may be Desulforomonas sp. (mesophilic), Desulfotomaculum KT7 (thermophilic), etc. The liquid/sulfur mixture is at a pH ranging from 5 to 9, and the liquid/sulfur mixture contacts the bacteria at a hydraulic retention time of at least 1 day. The hydrogen sulphide is stripped from the liquid medium to produce a gas containing at least 1 volume percent hydrogen sulphide.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2003Date of Patent: February 8, 2005Assignee: Paques Bio Systems B.V.Inventors: Cees Jan Nico Buisman, Henk Dijkman
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Publication number: 20040151657Abstract: A new process of regenerating thiosulphate from a spent thiosulphate solution comprises the steps of:Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2003Publication date: August 5, 2004Inventors: Cees Jan Nico Buisman, Merijn Amilcare Picavet
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Publication number: 20040115120Abstract: A process is provided for the production of hydrogen sulphide from the bacterial reduction of a mixture of a liquid and elemental sulfur with an electron donor, such as hydrogen gas, carbon monoxide or organic compounds. The bacteria may be Desulforomonas sp. (mesophilic), Desulfotomaculum KT7 (thermophilic), etc. The liquid/sulfur mixture is at a pH ranging from 5 to 9, and the liquid/sulfur mixture contacts the bacteria at a hydraulic retention time of at least 1 day. The hydrogen sulphide is stripped from the liquid medium to produce a gas containing at least 1 volume percent hydrogen sulphide.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 25, 2003Publication date: June 17, 2004Applicant: PAQUES BIO SYSTEM B.V.Inventors: Cees Jan Nico Buisman, Henk Dijkman