Process for the continuous biological production of lipids, hydrocarbons or mixtures thereof

Process for the continuous biological production of lipids, hydrocarbons or mixtures thereof

Van der Wielen, L.A.M.
Heijnen, J.J.

Applied Sciences

Biotechnology

2010-06-16

The present invention is directed to a process for the continuous biological production of lipids, hydrocarbons, hydrocarbon like material or mixtures thereof by conversion of a suitable substrate using micro-organisms, in which process the said substrate is continuously, anaerobically fermented to produce lipids, hydrocarbons, hydrocarbon like material or mixtures thereof and fermentation gas, in the presence of, optionally supported, micro-organisms in an aqueous medium in a column type reactor, in which reactor at least part of the aqueous medium flows in upward direction, and recovering the lipids, hydrocarbon or hydrocarbon like material by separating the fermentation gas, the micro-organisms, the lipids, hydrocarbon or hydrocarbon like material from each other under conditions that coalescence of the hydrocarbon material or hydrocarbon like material is promoted.

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