4326 results about "Butanol" patented technology

A process for producing and recovering light alcohols, particularly ethanol, alcohol mixtures containing ethanol, and ABE mixtures (alcohol mixtures containing acetone, butanol and ethanol), using a combination of steps including fermentation, first membrane separation, dephlegmation and dehydration by second membrane separation.

A continuous process for production of solvents, particularly acetone-butanol-ethanol (ABE) using fermentation of solventogenic microorganisms and gas stripping is provided. The solventogenic microorganisms are inoculated in a nutrient medium containing assimilable carbohydrates (substrate) and optional other additives. Control of the solventogenic microorganism concentration in the fermentor (cell concentration) and the assimilable carbohydrate concentration in the fermentor, along with removal of solvents formed results in a continuous process for production of solvents.

A method for the production of isobutanol by fermentation using a microbial production host is disclosed. The method employs a reduction in temperature during the fermentation process that results in a more robust tolerance of the production host to the butanol product.

The present invention relates to 25 hitherto undescribed genes of B. licheniformis and gene products derived therefrom and all sufficiently homologous nucleic acids and proteins thereof. They occur in five different metabolic pathways for the formation of odorous substances. The metabolic pathways in question are for the synthesis of: 1) isovalerian acid (as part of the catabolism of leucine), 2) 2-methylbutyric acid and/or isobutyric acid (as part of the catabolism of valine and/or isoleucine), 3) butanol and/or butyric acid (as part of the metabolism of butyric acid), 4) propyl acid (as part of the metabolism of propionate) and/or 5) cadaverine and/or putrescine (as parts of the catabolism of lysine and/or arginine). The identification of these genes allows biotechnological production methods to be developed that are improved to the extent that, to assist these nucleic acids, the formation of the odorous substances synthesized via these metabolic pathways can be reduced by deactivating the corresponding genes in the micro-organism used for the biotechnological production. In addition, these gene products are thus available for preparing reactions or for methods according to their respective biochemical properties.

The invention relates to a high temperature resistant anticorrosion coating based on graphene and a preparation method thereof. The high temperature anticorrosion coating comprises the following components by the mass percentage: 5-60% of epoxy resin, 3-30% of polyphenylene sulfide resin, 3-30% of amino resin, 1-10% of a pigment, 1-20% of graphene, 3-50% of n-butyl alcohol, 0.1-0.3% of a defoaming agent, 0.1-10% of polyhydroxy acid sodium salt, 0.1-5% of benzenedicarboxylic acid dibutyl ester, 0.5-1.0% of bentonite, and 0.2-0.5% of a leveling agent. Compared with the prior art, the prepared coating has the advantages of quite excellent waterproof and anticorrosion performance, high temperature resistance, weather resistance, alkali resistance, impact resistance, artificial aging resistance and the like, and the preparation method has the advantages of good controllability, simple operation, low production cost, and easy industrialized production.

A method for producing butanol through microbial fermentation, in which the butanol product is removed by extraction into a water-immiscible extractant composition comprising a first solvent and a second solvent, is provided. The first solvent is selected from the group consisting of C₁₂ to C₂₂ fatty alcohols, C₁₂ to C₂₂ fatty acids, esters of C₁₂ to C₂₂ fatty acids, C₁₂ to C₂₂ fatty aldehydes, C₁₂ to C₂₂ fatty amides and mixtures thereof. The second solvent is selected from the group consisting of C₇ to C₁₁ alcohols, C₇ to C₁₁carboxylic acids, esters of C₇ to C₁₁ carboxylic acids, C₇ to C₁₁ aldehydes, and mixtures thereof. Also provided is a method for recovering butanol from a fermentation medium.

A novel genetically modified microorganisms capable of using CO to produce 1-butanol and/or a precursor thereof, novel methyltransferases and nucleic acids encoding same, methods for producing genetically modified microorganisms using said novel methyltransferases, and methods of producing 1-butanol and/or a precursor thereof by microbial fermentation.

Mixed alcohols can be used as a fuel additive in gasoline, diesel, jet fuel or as a neat fuel in and of itself. The mixed alcohols can contain C₁-C₅ alcohols, or in the alternative, C₁-C₈, or higher, alcohols in order to boost energy content. The C₁-C₅ mixed alcohols contain more ethanol than methanol with amounts of propanol, butanol and pentanol. C₁-C₈ mixed alcohols contain the same, with amounts of hexanol, heptanol and octanol. A gasoline-based fuel includes gasoline and the mixed alcohols. A diesel based fuel includes diesel and the mixed alcohols. A jet fuel includes kerosene and the mixed alcohols. The neat fuel of the mixed alcohols has an octane number of at least 109 and the Reid Vapor Pressure is no greater than 5 psi. The gross heat of combustion is at least 12,000 BTU's/lb.

Systems and methods for separating an alcohol, and in particular butanol, from a fermented feed and concentrating thin stillage into syrup includes operation of one or more alcohol recovery distillation columns using the heat supplied by steam generated from concentration of the thin stillage in a multi-train, multi-effect evaporation system.

In an alcohol fermentation process, oil derived from biomass is chemically converted into an extractant available for in situ removal of a product alcohol such as butanol from a fermentation broth. The glycerides in the oil can be chemically converted into a reaction product, such as fatty acids, fatty alcohols, fatty amides, fatty acid methyl esters, fatty acid glycol esters, and hydroxylated triglycerides, and mixtures thereof, which forms a fermentation product extractant having a partition coefficient for a product alcohol greater than a partition coefficient of the oil of the biomass for the product alcohol. Oil derived from a feedstock of an alcohol fermentation process can be chemically converting into the fermentation product extractant. The oil can be separated from the feedstock prior to the feedstock being fed to a fermentation vessel, and the separated oil can be chemically converted to a fermentation product extractant, which can then contacted with a fermentation product comprising a product alcohol, whereby the product alcohol is separated from the fermentation product.

The present invention relates to processes and systems for the production of fermentative alcohols such as ethanol and butanol. The present invention also provides methods for separating feed stream components for improved biomass processing and productivity.

High-yielding method for chemical hydrolysis of lignocellulose into monosaccharides. The process of the invention can additionally be applied to cellulose, xylan and related biomass polysaccharides, such as galactan, mannan, or arabinan. The method is employed for hydrolysis of a biomass polysaccharide substrate. The process is carried out in an ionic liquid in which cellulose is soluble in the presence of catalytic acid at a temperature sufficiently high to initiate hydrolysis. Water is added to the reaction mixture after initiation of hydrolysis at a rate controlled to avoid precipitation yet avoid undesired sugar dehydration products such ad HMF. Hydrolysis product is useful as feedstock for fermentations including fermentation processes for ethanol, butanol and other fuels.

Methods for the fermentative production of four carbon alcohols is provided. Specifically, butanol, preferably isobutanol is produced by the fermentative growth of a recombinant bacterium expressing an isobutanol biosynthetic pathway.

A carbonaceous electrode having improved capacities for doping and dedoping of a cell active substance, such as lithium, and suitable for a non-aqueous solvent secondary battery, is constituted by a carbonaceous material having a true density as measured by a butanol substitution method of at most 1.46 g/cm3, a true density as measured by a helium substitution method of at least 1.7 g/cm3, a hydrogen-to-carbon atomic ratio H/C of at most 0.15 as measured according to elementary analysis, a BET specific surface area of at most 50 m2/g as measured by nitrogen adsorption BET method, and a carbon dioxide adsorption capacity of at least 10 ml/g. The carbonaceous material is advantageously produced by carbonizing an organic material originated from bamboo genera of family Gramineae, particularly genus Pleioblastus or Bambusa, at 1000-1400° C. under a reduced pressure or under a flowing inert gas stream to provide an appropriate porous structure.

High cell density cultures of yeast were found to have higher tolerance for butanol in the medium. The high cell density yeast cultures had greater survival and higher glucose utilization than cultures with low cell densities. Production of butanol using yeast in high cell density cultures is thus beneficial for improving butanol production.

The invention discloses aqueous acrylic acid-modified alkyd resin and a preparation method thereof. Basic alkyd resin of the aqueous acrylic acid-modified alkyd resin is prepared from an unsaturated fatty acid, benzoic acid, trimethylolpropane, pentaerythritol, maleic anhydride, isophthalic acid, ethylene glycol monobutyl ether and butanol. The aqueous acrylic acid-modified alkyd resin is prepared by adding styrene, methyl methacrylate, butyl acrylate, acrylic acid, a silane coupling agent, benzoyl peroxide, tert-butyl hydroperoxide, ethylene glycol monobutyl ether and a mixing neutralizer into the basic alkyd resin. According to the aqueous acrylic acid-modified alkyd resin and the preparation method thereof, the advantages of alkyd resin and acrylic resin are integrated, and a product has high gloss retention, color retention and weather resistance; a production process is simple, the raw materials are readily available, and the production cost is low; a paint production process is simple, water is used as a diluting agent, and safety and convenience in construction are ensured.