Syngas fermentation to alcohols: reactor technology and application perspective

IK Stoll, N Boukis, J Sauer - Chemie Ingenieur Technik, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
One approach of Power‐to‐X is the coupling of the energy and chemical sector, using
electrolysis for syngas generation and microbial gas conversion for the production of …

Void fraction, bubble size and interfacial area measurements in co-current downflow bubble column reactor with microbubble dispersion

F Hernandez-Alvarado, DV Kalaga, D Turney… - Chemical Engineering …, 2017 - Elsevier
Microbubbles dispersed in bubble column reactors have received great interest in recent
years, due to their small size, stability, high gas-liquid interfacial area concentrations and …

Comparison of void fraction measurements using different techniques in two-phase flow bubble column reactors

F Hernandez-Alvarado, S Kleinbart, DV Kalaga… - International Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Local, area and volume average void fraction measurements have been conducted in gas-
liquid two-phase flow through vertical pipes of different diameters under different modes of …

[HTML][HTML] Decarbonizing ethanol production via gas fermentation: impact of the CO/H2/CO2 mix source on greenhouse gas emissions and production costs

EA Benalcázar, H Noorman, R Maciel Filho… - Computers & Chemical …, 2022 - Elsevier
This study explores key success factors for ethanol production via fermentation of gas
streams, by assessing the effects of eight process variables driving the fermentation …

Experimental study and CFD simulation of the multiphase flow conditions encountered in a Novel Down-flow bubble column

LC Mutharasu, DV Kalaga, M Sathe, DE Turney… - Chemical Engineering …, 2018 - Elsevier
The present work reports the experimental and CFD investigations of a Novel Down-flow
bubble column to understand the flow characteristics. A novel mechanism of gas-liquid …

Incorporating hydrodynamics into spatiotemporal metabolic models of bubble column gas fermentation

X Li, D Griffin, X Li, MA Henson - Biotechnology and …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Gas fermentation has emerged as a technologically and economically attractive option for
producing renewable fuels and chemicals from carbon monoxide (CO) rich waste streams …

Reform of the drift-flux model of multiphase flow in pipes, wellbores, and reactor vessels

DE Turney, DV Kalaga, M Ansari, R Yakobov… - Chemical Engineering …, 2018 - Elsevier
To aid the understanding of multiphase flows and development of associated computational
simulations, we reappraise the drift-flux model to improve accuracy and physical …

A micro‐jet array for economic intensification of gas transfer in bioreactors

DE Turney, M Ansari, DV Kalaga… - Biotechnology …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Bioreactors are of interest for gas‐to‐liquid conversion of stranded or waste industrial gases,
such as CO, CH4, or syngas. Process economics requires reduction of bioreactor cost and …

Processes for fermentation and purification of value added products from gaseous substrates

E Subbian, K Thillai, D Duraiswami… - US Patent …, 2021 - Google Patents
The present disclosure is related to a process comprising steps of fermentation, separation
and purification that can be carried out in a centralized facility with large scale fermen tation …

Processes and systems for recovering oil from fermentation products

T Brotherson - US Patent 9,752,165, 2017 - Google Patents
Processes and systems for recovering oil from a fermentation product are provided that
optimize oil recovery during fermentation. The processes and systems described herein …