Patents by Inventor Jan de Bont

Jan de Bont 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).

  • Process for the production and recovery of hydrocarbons
    Patent number: 8048656
    Abstract: The invention is directed to a process for the production and recovery of chemicals, in particular hydrocarbons, from a fermentation medium, wherein solvent impregnated carriers are used. Accordingly, the invention provides a process for the production of hydrocarbon from a fermentation liquid comprising: —forming said hydrocarbon from said fermentation liquid using a biocatalyst;—contacting said fermentation liquid with a solvent impregnated porous carrier, which solvent impregnated porous carrier has a density that is different from said fermentation liquid, whereby said formed hydrocarbon is sorbed by said solvent impregnated carrier; —regenerating said solvent impregnated carrier, whereby a stream of said hydrocarbon is obtained; and optionally, recycling said regenerated solvent impregnated carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2011
    Assignee: Nederlandse Organisatie voor toegepast-natuurwetenschappelijk Onderzoek TNO
    Inventors: Jan de Bont, Paulus Josephus Theodorus Bussmann, Earl Lawrence Vincent Goetheer, Zhuo Hornstra-Xu, Dionne Josephine Irving, Jan Izaak Walpot, Johan Alexander Vente
  • Process for the Production and Recovery of Hydrocarbons
    Publication number: 20070275445
    Abstract: The invention is directed to a process for the production and recovery of chemicals, in particular hydrocarbons, from a fermentation medium, wherein solvent impregnated carriers are used. Accordingly, the invention provides a process for the production of hydrocarbon from a fermentation liquid comprising: forming said hydrocarbon from said fermentation liquid using a biocatalyst; contacting said fermentation liquid with a solvent impregnated porous carrier, which solvent impregnated porous carrier has a density that is different from said fermentation liquid, whereby said formed hydrocarbon is sorbed by said solvent impregnated carrier; regenerating said solvent impregnated carrier, whereby a stream of said hydrocarbon is obtained; and optionally, recycling said regenerated solvent impregnated carrier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2005
    Publication date: November 29, 2007
    Inventors: Jan de Bont, Paulus Josephus Bussmann, Earl Lawrence Goetheer, Hornstra-Xu Zhuo, Dionne Irving, Jan Walpot, Johan Vente