Patent SG-11201806284T-A (SG)
Title: Low pressure separator having an internal divider and uses therefor
Inventor: SCHULTZ MICHAEL ANTHONY
IPC: C12P7/06
Filed: 2017-02-03
Abstract: INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property -, Organization 111111110111101110101011111 HO 11111 0111011100110011111011101111111011110111111 International Bureau ... .... ..Yjd (10) International Publication Number (43) International Publication Date ..... ...r .....1 WO 2017/136722 Al 10 August 2017 (10.08.2017) WIPO I PCT (51) International Patent Classification: (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every C12P 7/06 (2006.01) Cl 2M 1/00 (2006.01) kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, (21) International Application Number: BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, PCT/US2017/016501 DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, (22) International Filing Date: HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, 3 February 2017 (03.02.2017) KP, KR, KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, (25) Filing Language: English NI, NO, NZ, OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, (26) Publication Language: English RU, RW, SA, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, (30) Priority Data: ZA, ZM, ZW. 62/291,508 4 February 2016 (04.02.2016) US (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every (71) Applicant: LANZATECH NEW ZEALAND LIMITED kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, [NZ/NZ]; c/o TMF Group, Level 12, 55 Shortland Street, GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, Auckland, 1010 (NZ). TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, (72) Inventor; and TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, (71) Applicant o r US only): SCHULTZ, Michael Anthony LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, [US/US]; 8045 Lamon Avenue, Suite 400, Skokie, Illinois 60077 (US). SM, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). (74) Agent: MOLINARO, Frank S.; 8045 Lamon Avenue, _ Suite 400, Skokie, Illinois 60077 (US). Published: — — with international search report (Art. 21(3)) = = = (54) = = = = = = =_ , Title: LOW PRESSURE SEPARATOR HAVING AN INTERNAL DIVIDER AND USES THEREFOR - 34' 10 j 0 L. I (57) : Improvements in biological conversion processes and associated apparat- uses are disclosed for the generation of use- ful end products such as ethanol, through metabolic pathways of C 1 -fixing bacteria that utilize, as a nutrient, a Cl-carbon source = 38 - A _ from a Cl-containing substrate such as an in- dustrial waste gas. Particular aspects of the disclosure relate to the downstream recovery = 32 - 36 = 6' of ethanol and/or isopropanol from bleed and permeate streams and more particularly to 0 - re 1 25 18, 25 Ii performing such recovery with improved ef- ficiency that can advantageously reduce cap - ital (e.g., equipment) and/or operating (e.g., utility) costs. Particular aspects related to the downstream recovery of ethanol and/or isop- -1 3'1_1 ropanol using a low pressure separator hav- 1-1 28 14 14' ing an internal divider. ei ei IN M ,-1 IN ,-1 0 ei — 12 FIG. 1 O