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Alkalophilic methanogen and fast methane fermentation method
| Details |
Inventors: Nakatsugawa, Naoki; Horikoshi, Koki;
Assignee: Research Development Corporation of Japan (Tokyo, JP); Nakatsugawa; Naoki (Wako, JP); Horikoshi; Koki (Tokyo, JP)
Primary Examiner: Marx; Irene
Assistant Examiner:
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt
Methanosarcina alcaliphilum which is alkalophilic methanogen having the optimum growth pH range of from about 8.1 to about 8.7. This strain exhibits excellent properties such as alkalophilicity and resistance to low temperature. This strain makes it possible to carry out methane fermentation methods at an alkaline pH and at a low temperature conditions. This strain is applied to methane fermentation in treating solid waste and waste water. Moreover, the bacterial concentration thereof in a reactor can be increased within a very short time and, therefore, the size of such a reactor can be made compact. |
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DETAILED DESCRIPTION What is claimed is: 1.
A biologically pure culture of Methanosarcina alcaliphilum NY-728 (FERM BP-2309) which is an alkalophilic methanogen having optimum growth pH of about 8.
1 to about 8.
7.
2.
A method for the production of methane which comprises the steps of: (a) culturing a methanogen in a culture medium containing a first methanogenic substrate selected from the group consisting of methanol and methylamine, then (b) culturing the methanogen in a culture medium containing a second methanogenic substrate selected from the group consisting of acetic acid, acetates and hydrogen-carbon dioxide, and (c) recovering the methane produced, wherein the methanogen is Methanosarcina alcaliphilum NY-728 (FERM BP-2309), and the fermentation is carried out at pH of about 8.
1 to about 8.
7.
3.
The method for the production of methane of claim 2 wherein the first methanogenic substrate is methanol.
4.
The method for the production of methane of claim 2 where the second methanogenic substrate is acetic acid or acetates.
5.
The method for the production of methane of claim 2 wherein the fermentation is carried out at 15.
degree.
to 45.
degree.
C.
6.
The method for the production of methane of claim 5 wherein the fermentation is carried out at 34.
degree.
to 42.
degree.
C.
7.
The method for the production of methane of claim 2 wherein the first methanogenic substrate is methanol, the second methanogenic substrate is acetic acid or acetates and the fermentation is carried out at pH of 8.
1 to 8.
7 at 15.
degree.
to 45.
degree.
C.
Description:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1.
Field of the Invention The present invention relates to alkalophilic methanogen and more particularly to Methanosarcina alcaliphilum having an optimum growth pH ranging from about 8.
1 to about 8 7.
In addition, the present invention also relates to a methane fermentation method in which methanogens are used and more specifically to a method for carrying out methane fermentation at a high speed by increasing the bacterial concentration of methanogens in a reactor for methane fermentation within a short period, through the best use of the properties of the methanogens
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