We propose a technology that involves the use of a hydrophobic membrane to allow for a controllable, adjustable, cost-effective, and energy-free diffussion of hexanoate precursors. This new method will increase the production efficiency and purity of those valuable chemicals.
Silicone pertraction-based chain elongation bioprocess to synthesize middle-chain carboxylic acids (butyrate, valerate, hexanoate, heptanoate, octanoate) from ethanol containing wastewaters / fermentate.
The need to find sustainable ways to produce valuable chemical compounds has increased due to global warming and the reduction of fossil resources. Fermentation of organic wastes or industrial by-products is a highly promising method, but it has been hampered by the negative effects of biological contamination and non-optimal ethanol:acetic acid ratios on product yield and purity. To address this issue, the proposed solution involves using a hydrophobic membrane to allow for a controllable, adjustable, cost-effective, and energy-free diffusion of hexanoate precursors. This new method will increase the production efficiency and purity of those valuable chemicals.
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Patent application number : EP23382585.0
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