Patent ID: 11939611
Assignee: INV NYLON CHEMICALS AMERICAS, LLC
Field: Biotechnology (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC C  F  Y | IPC C  F

Claim 9:
10. A biocatalytic process comprising:
providing an aqueous thin stillage stream from a bioethanol production process to a fermentation zone, wherein the aqueous thin stillage stream comprises glycerol and lactic acid;
providing a gaseous stream to the fermentation zone, wherein the gaseous stream comprises at least H2, wherein the aqueous thin stillage stream and the gaseous stream are contacted and/or mixed in the fermentation zone;
providing a Cupriavidus necator to the fermentation zone, wherein the Cupriavidus necator metabolizes glycerol and lactic acid in the aqueous thin stillage stream and the at least one substrate in the gaseous stream to produce a product, wherein said product produced is at least 2.1× up to 4.2× more than fermentation in Escherichia coli; 
wherein the product comprises 7-aminoheptanoic acid.