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US 12,215,460 · App. 17/535,268 · Granted Feb 4, 2025

Methods of microbial control

Inventor: Wayne E. Buschmann (Boulder, CO)
Assignee: Clean Chemistry, Inc.
D21C9/166C02F1/722C02F9/00C12P3/00D21C9/1063D21C9/147C02F1/008C02F1/02C02F1/50C02F1/76C02F1/766C02F2103/007C02F2103/023C02F2103/28C02F2103/32C02F2209/04C02F2209/36C02F2303/02C02F2303/04C02F2303/08C02F2303/20
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12,215,460
App. No.
17/535,268
Filed
Nov 24, 2021
Granted
Feb 4, 2025
Kind
B2
Art Unit
1777
USPC
210/753
Abstract

In some embodiments, a method may include reducing the microbial load in contaminated water of water recycle loops. These water recycling loops may include pulp and paper mills, cooling towers and water loops, evaporation ponds, feedstock processing systems and/or non-potable water systems. The methods may include providing a peracetate oxidant solution. The peracetate solution may include peracetate anions and a peracid. In some embodiments, the peracetate solution may include a pH from about pH 10 to about pH 12. In some embodiments, the peracetate solution has a molar ratio of peracetate anions to peracid ranging from about 60:1 to about 6000:1. In some embodiments, the peracetate solution has a molar ratio of peracetate to hydrogen peroxide of greater than about 16:1. The peracetate solution may provide bleaching, sanitizing and/or disinfection of contaminated water and surfaces. The peracetate oxidant solution may provide enhanced separation of microbes from contaminated water.

Claims (12)

1. A method of reducing a microbial load in contaminated feedstock materials in a fermentation processing system producing a chemical product, the fermentation system including a blending tank, and a fermenter and a recovery vessel for recovery of the chemical product, the method comprising:

providing a biomass feedstock material for fermentation;

introducing the feedstock material to a feedstock process liquid in the fermentation processing system;

mixing the feedstock process liquid in a heated blending tank;

introducing the feedstock process liquid to a fermenter;

fermenting the feedstock process liquid;

recovering the chemical product from the fermenter; and

prior to the fermenting introducing a peracetate oxidant solution to the feedstock process liquid in the blending tank, wherein the peracetate oxidant solution comprising peracetate anions and a peracid, the peracetate oxidant solution having a pH from about 10 to about 12 is added to the fermentation process at up to 130 ppm by weight and this mixture is heated to a fermentation temperature of about 50-60° C.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein following the mixing in the blending tank, byproducts of the peracetate oxidant solution are readily fermented in the fermentation stage.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the peracetate oxidant solution is added to at least one injection point prior to the blending tank.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein additives necessary for the fermentation process are injected prior to fermentation.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein following the recovering of the chemical product, separating the chemical product into succinic and lactic acid.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 10, 2024
From: BUSCHMANN, WAYNE E.
To: CLEAN CHEMISTRY, INC.
Reel/Frame 068867/0812 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Sep 16, 2022
From: CLEAN CHEMISTRY, INC.
To: PACIFIC WESTERN BANK D/B/A PACIFIC WESTERN BUSINESS FINANCE
Reel/Frame 061127/0178 →
Continuity (4)
Continuation 16806148 · Mar 2, 2020
Continuation 15371567 · Dec 7, 2016
Provisional Application 62263900 · Dec 7, 2015
Related Publication 20220259803A1 · Aug 18, 2022
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