USRE39175E1 - Microbial process for the preparation of acetic acid as well as solvent for its extraction from the fermentation broth - Google Patents

Microbial process for the preparation of acetic acid as well as solvent for its extraction from the fermentation broth Download PDF

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USRE39175E1
USRE39175E1 US11/149,502 US14950201A USRE39175E US RE39175 E1 USRE39175 E1 US RE39175E1 US 14950201 A US14950201 A US 14950201A US RE39175 E USRE39175 E US RE39175E
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  • the present invention relates generally to improved methods for the microbial production of acetic acid. More particularly, the invention relates to extraction of acetic acid from aqueous streams, and from the microbial fermentation of desirable chemical products from gaseous streams, such as waste gas streams, industrial gas streams, or from gas streams produced from the gasification of carbonaceous materials.
  • one such large scale process involves the following summarized steps.
  • Nutrients are continuously fed to a bioreactor or fermenter in which resides a culture, either single or mixed species, or anaerobic bacteria.
  • a gas stream is continuously introduced into the bioreactor and retained in the bioreactor for sufficient time to maximize efficiency of the process.
  • Exhaust gas containing inert and unreacted substrate gases are then released.
  • the liquid effluent is passed to a centrifuge, hollow fiber membrane, or other solid-liquid separation device to separate out microorganisms that are entrained. These microorganisms are returned to the bioreactor to maintain a high cell concentration which yields a faster reaction rate.
  • Separation of the desired biologically produced product(s) from the permeate or centrifugate occurs by passing the permeate or centrifugate to an extractor where it is contacted with a solvent, such as a di-alkyl and tri-alkyl amine in a suitable cosolvent, or tributyl phosphate, ethyl acetate, tri-octyl phosphine oxide and related compounds in a co-solvent.
  • Suitable cosolvents include long chain alcohols, hexane, cyclohexane, chloroform, and tetracholoroethylene.
  • the nutrients and materials in the aqueous phase passes back to the bioreactor and the solvent/acid/water solution passes to a distillation column, where this solution is heated to a sufficient temperature to separate the acid and water from the solvent.
  • the solvent passes from the distillation column through a cooling chamber to lower the temperature to the optimum temperature for extraction, then back to the extractor for reuse.
  • the acid and water solution passes to a final distillation column where the desired end product is separated from the water and removed.
  • the water is recirculated for nutrient preparation.
  • acetogenic bacteria are well known to produce acetic acid and other commercially interesting products when subjected to such fermentation processes, including novel strains of Clostridium ljungdahlii [See e.g., U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,173,429 and 5,593,886 and International Patent Publication No. WO98/00558].
  • the present invention provides a modified water-immiscible solvent useful in the extraction of acetic acid from aqueous streams comprising a substantially pure mixture of isomers of highly branched di-alkyl (or secondary) amines.
  • This solvent can extract the acid in the absence of a co-solvent.
  • this solvent is a modified form of Adogen283® solvent [Witco Corp.] which is substantially reduced in its content of alcohols and monoalkyl (or primary) amines.
  • the solvent is further reduced in content (i.e. substantially purified) or tri-alkyl (or tertiary) amines.
  • the invention provides a method for treating a solvent comprising alcohols, monoalkyl amines, a mixtures of isomers of highly branched di-alkyl amines and tri-alkyl amines to improve its acetic acid extractive capacity comprising distilling from the solvent substantially all the alcohols and monoalkyl amines.
  • the method involves subjecting the distilled solvent to a second distillation to remove substantially all tri-alkyl amines.
  • the invention provides a novel water-immiscible solvent/co-solvent mixture useful for the extraction of acetic acid, preferably at concentrations less than 10%, from an aqueous stream comprising an above-described modified water-immiscible solvent useful in the extraction of acetic acid from aqueous streams comprising a substantially pure mixture of isomers of highly branched di-alkyl amines and a selected cosolvent.
  • the cosolvent is a low boiling hydrocarbon having from 9 to 11 carbon atoms, which hydrocarbons forms an azeotrope with water and acetic acid.
  • the invention provides a non-fermenting process for obtaining acetic acid from an aqueous stream comprising contacting the stream with a modified solvent/cosolvent mixture as described above; extracting the acetic acid from the aqueous phase into the solvent phase; and distilling the acetic acid from its admixture with the solvent under a temperature not exceeding 160° C.
  • the invention provides a non-fermenting process for obtaining acetic acid from an aqueous stream comprising contacting the stream with a solvent/cosolvent mixture as described above; extracting the acetic acid from the aqueous phase into the solvent/cosolvent phase; and distilling the acetic acid from its admixture with the solvent/cosolvent under a temperature not exceeding 160° C. under a vacuum.
  • the present invention provides an anaerobic microbial fermentation process for the production of acetic acid, the process comprising the steps of (a) fermenting in a bioreactor an aqueous stream comprising a gas selected from the group consisting of carbon monoxide, carbon monoxide and hydrogen, hydrogen and carbon dioxide, and carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide and hydrogen, in a nutrient mixture with an anaerobic acetogenic bacterium, thereby producing a broth comprising acetic acid; (b) continuously extracting acetic acid from the broth with a modified solvent/cosolvent mixture as described above; (c) continuously distilling from the product of (b) the acetic acid separately from the solvent at a temperature not exceeding 160° C., and (d) optionally recycling the solvent and the broth through the bioreactor.
  • the extracting and distilling steps occur without substantially degrading the amine to an amide, thus enhancing the efficiency of acetic acid recovery from the broth.
  • the present invention provides a method for enhancing the recovery of acetic acid from a fermentation broth comprising an aqueous stream containing one or more of carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide and hydrogen, and an anaerobic acetogenic bacterium, and nutrient medium, the method comprising contacting the stream with a solvent comprising the above-described modified di-alkyl amine and a selected co-solvent; continuously extracting the acetic acid from the stream in the solvent mixture, and distilling acetic acid from the solvent mixture, under a vacuum at a distillation temperature of below 160° C. therefrom, without substantially degrading the amine to amide.
  • the invention provides an improved method for enhancing the recovery of acetic acid from anaerobic microbial fermentation of an aqueous stream comprising carbon monoxide, carbon monoxide and hydrogen, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide and hydrogen, or carbon dioxide and hydrogen, wherein the method comprises the steps of contacting the fermentation product of the stream with a water-immiscible solvent, extracting the fermentation product from the stream, and distilling acetic acid therefrom.
  • the improvement comprises employing as the solvent the modified solvent/cosolvent mixture described above and performing the distillation step at a temperature not exceeding 160° C. without substantially degrading the amine to amide.
  • the invention provides an anaerobic microbial fermentation process (i.e., an extractive fermentation process) for the production of acetic acid which is accomplished without filtration or cell separation occurring prior to extraction.
  • this method involves providing in a fermenter an anaerobic acetogenic bacterium in a nutrient mixture and a modified water-immiscible solvent comprising a substantially pure mixture of isomers of highly branched di-alkyl amines with a selected cosolvent, for a time sufficient to acclimate the bacteria to the solvent.
  • a gas stream comprising one or more of carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide and hydrogen and a fermentation broth comprising the bacteria, nutrient medium, acetic acid, solvent mixture and water.
  • the fermentation broth containing the cells and solvent mixture is introduced into a settling tank, wherein an aqueous phase containing the bacteria and nutrient medium settles to the bottom of the tank from the solvent phase which contains acetic acid, solvent and water, without filtration.
  • Continuous distillation under a temperature not exceeding 160° C. removes the acetic acid separately from the solvent. The distilling step occurs without substantially degrading the amine to an amide, thus enhancing the efficiency of acetic acid recovery from the broth.
  • the invention provides an anaerobic microbial fermentation process (i.e., a direct contact extraction process) for the production of acetic acid, which involves no filtration of bacterial cells.
  • the process comprises the steps of: (a) fermenting in a bioreactor an aqueous stream comprising a gas containing one or more of carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide and hydrogen in a nutrient mixture with an anaerobic acetogenic bacteria, thereby producing a broth comprising acetic acid, water, and bacterial cells; (b) introducing into a conventional extraction device, such as a column with either solvent or water as the continuous phase (i) the broth with no cell separation and (ii) a solvent mixture comprising a modified water-immiscible solvent useful in the extraction of acetic acid from aqueous streams comprising a substantially pure mixture of isomers of highly branched di-alkyl amines and a selected co-solvent, wherein a solvent phase containing acetic acid, solvent and
  • the invention provides an anaerobic microbial fermentation process for the production of acetic acid which comprises the step(s) of removing dissolved carbon dioxide, and optionally dissolved hydrogen sulfide, from the fermentation broth before extraction.
  • the steps of this process can include (a) fermenting in a bioreactor a gas stream comprising one or more of carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide and hydrogen in a nutrient mixture with an anaerobic acetogenic bacteria, thereby producing a fermentation broth comprising acetic acid and dissolved carbon dioxide; (b) removing the carbon dioxide from the fermentation broth prior to extraction; (c) contacting the broth (b) with a solvent containing a di-alkyl amine, preferably the modified solvent/cosolvent mixture of this invention for a time sufficient to cause the formation of a solvent phase containing acetic acid, the solvent and water: and (d) continuously distilling acetic acid from the solvent phase.
  • the carbon dioxide/hydrogen sulfide removal step may be accomplished with a stripping
  • FIG. 1 is a graph charting solvent phase acetic acid (HAc) concentration in g/L vs. aqueous phase HAc concentration in g/L for acetic acid recovery processes employing 60% of the modified solvent.
  • Adogen283®LA in an azeotroping solvent.
  • Experimental points are represented by triangles theoretical points by squares and coefficients of extraction (K d ) by circles.
  • FIG. 2 is a similar graph, except that the solvent mixture is 33% modified solvent in cosolvent.
  • FIG. 3 is a schematic drawing of an exemplary apparatus set-up useful for the microbial fermentation of gases for the production of acetic acid, using the modified process step of carbon dioxide and hydrogen sulfide stripping of the fermentation broth prior to extraction and also employing only two distillation columns. See, e.g., Example 6.
  • the auxiliary apparatus which controls the temperature of the various stages of this production process are identified in the figure as cold water condensers, heat exchangers or steam.
  • compositions and processes of the present invention are directed towards the improvement of processes for obtaining acetic acid from aqueous phases, including aqueous phases formed by fermentation processes.
  • the acetic acid recovery processes of the prior art are improved and recovery of acetic acid from dilute aqueous streams is enhanced by employing in an extraction and distillation process a solvent comprising a mixture of highly branched di-alkyl amines, and preferably a mixture of that solvent with a selected cosolvent in which limited solvent degradation occurs.
  • use of the same modified solvent/cosolvent mixture can enhance acetic acid recovery from a microbial fermentation process for gaseous streams which include extraction/distillation steps.
  • Still other improvements in the efficiency of acetic acid recovery from conventional fermentation processes as well as the processes described below include removing dissolved carbon dioxide and optionally hydrogen sulfide from the fermentation broth prior to extraction.
  • This invention provides a modified solvent and a solvent/co-solvent mixture which display highly desirable characteristics for extraction of acetic acid from aqueous phases containing the acid.
  • This solvent and solvent mixture are useful for both extraction of acetic acid in non-fermenting processes as well as for extraction and distillation from a fermentation broth including an anaerobic acetogenic microorganism, aqueous nutrient medium, and energy and carbon sources from gas streams.
  • the desired solvent for shorthand purposes, the “modified solvent”) of this invention is defined as a water-immiscible solvent useful in the extraction of acetic acid from aqueous streams comprising a substantially pure mixture of isomers of highly branched di-alkyl mines.
  • a modified solvent preferably has a coefficient of distribution (K d ) of greater than 10, and more preferably greater than 15. This solvent can extract acetic acid in the absence of a co-solvent.
  • the solvent contains greater than 50% by volume di-alkyl amines, and has as small a percentage as possible of monoalkyl amines. More preferably, the solvent contains greater than 70% di-alkyl amines. In another preferred embodiment, the solvent contains greater than 80% di-alkyl amines. In still a more preferred embodiment, the solvent contains between 80 to 100% di-alkyl amines. Such a substantially pure mixture further contains a percentage of mono-alkyl amines in the solvent which can range between 0.01% to about 20% by volume. More specifically, the monoalkyl amine content can range from less than 1% to about 10%.
  • the mono-alkyl amine percentage ranges from about 5% to about 15%.
  • the solvent contains less than 5% and preferably less than 1% by volume mono-alkyl amines.
  • Another embodiment of such a modified solvent is one that has an amount of tri-alkyl amines that is less than a maximum of 50% by volume, and preferably as low as 0% tri-alkyl amines.
  • the amount of tri-alkyl amines in the solvent is less than 40% by volume.
  • Still another embodiment contains less than 25% by volume tri-alkyl amines.
  • a preferred embodiment contains less than 10% by volume tri-alkyl amines, and preferably less than 5% by volume tri-alkyl amines.
  • Still a preferred embodiment contains less than about 1% by volume tri-alkyl amines. Still other solvents of this invention contain optionally as small a percentage as possible of alcohols, desirably less than 25% by volume to about 0%. Another embodiment contains less than 10% by volume alcohol, desirably less than 5% by volume and preferably less than 1% by volume alcohol.
  • one desirable modified solvent contains about 90% of a mixture of isomers of highly branched di-alkyl amines and about 10% of tri-alkyl amines.
  • useful modified solvents may have small amounts of the alcohol, monoalkyl amines and trialkyl amines, and still increase the efficiency of the acetic acid production in the methods of this invention.
  • a modified solvent as described above may be prepared by modification of a commercial solvent, i.e., removing alcohols and monoalkyl amines to create a desirable modified solvent for the processes of the present invention as described above.
  • the commercial product Adogen283® solvent (Witco Corporation) is a di-alkyl amine, i.e., di(tridecyl)amine or N-tridecyl-1-tridecanamine (CAS No. 5910-75-8 or 68513-50-8).
  • Adogen283® solvent is a complex mixture of isomers which can be classified as monoalkyl, di-alkyl and tri-alkyl amines.
  • the unmodified Adogen283® solvent has an average molecular weight of 395, and a total amine value of 144.0, and contains, for example, 0.29 percent alcohols, 5.78 percent mono-alkyl amine, and 85.99 percent di-alkyl amine. Mass spectrometry analysis of the higher boiling amines of Adogen283® solvent is indicated below in Table 1.
  • Adogen283® solvent is recognized as a useful extraction solvent for extracting dilute acetic acid from aqueous phases, until the present invention, the art recognized that when Adogen283® solvent was distilled, it would degrade substantially, i.e., about 40% converted to unwanted amides by reaction of the amine with acetic acid over a period of 3 hours under distillation conditions [J. W. Althouse and L. L. Tazlarides, J. Indus. Eng. Chem. Res., 31 1971-1981 (1992)], thereby making it undesirable for acetic acid recovery processes involving distillation. According to the above report, the alcohols is Adogen283® solvent also can react with acetic acid at distillation temperatures to form esters.
  • Adogen283® solvent or modifications thereof even in combination with a co-solvent, has previously been rejected for processes involving distillation, because of its undesirable amide formation [N. L. Ricker el al, J. Separation Technol., 1:36-41 (1979)].
  • a key aspect of the present invention was the determination by the inventors of a method for modifying a solvent, such as Adogen 283® solvent, having a high coefficient of distribution (e.g., K d greater than or equal to 5, and preferably between about 10 to 20) to eliminate its unwanted characteristics.
  • a further aspect of this invention is the combination of the modified solvent with a selected cosolvent, to make a suitable solvent mixture for acetic acid recovery processes involving distillation.
  • the modification of Adogen283 ® solvent to substantially remove or reduce the percentages of alcohols and monoalkyl amines is accomplished as follows. The commercial solvent is subjected to distillation, preferably in a wiped-film evaporator; and the distilled solvent is then subjected to an acid wash step.
  • the acid wash step is accomplished at ambient temperature, preferably using a dilute organic acid at a pH of less than 5.
  • a dilute organic acid at a pH of less than 5.
  • One exemplary acid is dilute acetic acid (at about 1-50 g/L, preferably less than 30 g/L and more preferably less than 3 g/L.
  • the acid is generally used at a ratio of dilute acid to solvent of at least 1:1. A preferred ratio is about 5:1 acid to solvent.
  • These two steps of distillation and acid washing remove low boiling organic materials and mono-alkyl amines.
  • low boiling is meant below about 115° C., preferably below about 100° C., of about 70 torr.
  • the distillation was performed in a laboratory wiped-film evaporator, with a feed rate of 56.4 g Adogen283® solvent/hour, a temperature of 164.3° C., and a pressure of 69.9 torr.
  • the alcohols and monoalkyl amines separate out and are removed at the top of the distillation column by this process, leaving the resulting modified solvent containing a mixture of highly branched di-alkyl amines and tri-alkyl amines to be removed at the bottom of the distillation column.
  • This modified solvent was referred to as Modified Solvent A.
  • Modified Solvent A was characterized by containing 0.02 percent low boiling organic materials, 0.16 percent mono-alkyl amine, 90.78 percent di-alkyl amine and 9.04 percent tri-alkyl amine. Table II provides a comparison of the fractions (in percentages) which make up the unmodified Adogen283® solvent, the Modified Solvent A, and the fractions removed as a result of the above-described process:
  • This more preferred Modified Solvent A has an extraction coefficient of about 10 or higher, and contains among other components a mixture of isomers of highly branched di-alkyl amines, modified to substantially reduce the alcohol content and the amount of mono-alkyl amines therefrom.
  • the Modified Solvent A is an excellent acetic acid concentrating solvent, particularly for use in the methods of this invention. The coefficient of extraction of this modified solvent increases as the concentration of acetic acid decreases.
  • Modified Solvent A may then be further purified to provide yet another desirable modified solvent, referred to as Modified Solvent B.
  • Modified Solvent A is introduced into another distillation column under the same conditions as above. This distillation enables the di-alkyl amines in Modified Solvent A to be distilled and removed at the top of the distillation column, resulting in Modified Solvent B, while the tri-alkyl amines are removed at the bottom of the column.
  • Modified Solvent B is characterized by a slightly better coefficient of extraction (greater than 10) and even better performance in the methods of this invention when combined with a selected cosolvent.
  • Res., 34:845-852 (1995) may be similarly treated to substantially remove alcohols mono-alkyl amines, and where desired, tri-alkyl amines, as described herein to create suitable modified solvents for use in processes involving extraction and distillation of acids from aqueous phases.
  • One of skill in the art can readily apply this teaching to such other solvents without undue experimentation.
  • Another aspect of this invention involves a mixture of a modified solvent of this invention with a selected cosolvent, which mixture also has preferred characteristics for use in extraction and distillation processes for the recovery of acetic acid.
  • a wide variety of non-alcohol cosolvents may be selected for admixture with the modified solvents identified above, as well as with the commercially available Adogen283® solvent. Because of the high distribution coefficient that is possible with the use of Adogen 283® solvent and modified versions thereof, a wide variety of co-solvents may be employed in these admixtures. The cosolvent merely decreases the K d in proportion to the fraction of cosolvent employed in the mixture.
  • a mixture of 50% Adogen 283® solvent or a modified version thereof and 50% cosolvent of any type has one half of the K d of pure Adogen 283® solvent. While this phenomenon is true with other amine based solvents, e.g., Alamine 336®solvent, Adogen 381® solvent, Adogen 260® solvent, among others), the values of K d for these latter pure solvents are very low (1 to 3), so the dilution with cosolvents results in uneconomically low K d values (0.5 to 1.5 lower). In using other solvents, such as the commercially available, Alamine 336®solvent, Adogen 381® solvent, etc., the cosolvent must be chosen carefully to enhance the distribution coefficient.
  • the K d is dependent on the acid concentration in the fermenter (normally about 3-6 g/L), the desired K d of the solvent mixture is desirably between about 1 and 20.
  • the K d of the solvent mixture is desirably between about 8-11.
  • Still another K d of the solvent mixture is about 6-20.
  • other values for the coefficient may be used in the practice of this invention.
  • the solvent/co-solvent mixture must be immiscible with water and readily separate from water at reduced temperatures.
  • the selected cosolvent must have a boiling point lower than that of the commercial solvent or modified solvents described above. For example, a preferred co-solvent boils between 125° C. and 250° C. More preferably the cosolvent boils at between about 150° C. and 200° C. In one embodiment, the cosolvent boils at about 165° C. Alcohols are to be avoided in selection of a cosolvent because they react with acetic acid to form esters, and also cause emulsification.
  • the selected cosolvent can improve physical properties such as viscosity of the mixture and can also aid in the reduction of the boiling point of the solvent.
  • cosolvents can be made by one of skill in the art, further taking into account that low toxicity cosolvents are essential for any water solubility and return to the fermenter, and where the cosolvent will come into contact with the bacteria. Obviously, the selected cosolvent must be able to be tolerated by the bacteria.
  • a preferred co-solvent for use in the solvent mixture of this invention is one that forms an azeotrope (i.e., a mixture that is not easily separated and behaves “as one”) with water and acetic acid when in the vapor form.
  • the azeotroping cosolvent enhances the volatility of at least one of the components, e.g., water.
  • the formation of an azeotrope permits the cosolvent and the water/acetic acid as vapor to move together (essentially as one) up and out the top of a distillation column. When the vapor is condensed, the cosolvent and the acetic acid/water separate. In the distillation processes described below, this permits the cosolvent to be decanted and returned to the first distillation column.
  • the acetic acid and water (and some residual cosolvent) can then go onto a second distillation column for acetic acid recovery.
  • the primary advantage of an azeotroping cosolvent is that it permits acetic acid recovery in two distillation columns rather than the three required for non-azeotroping cosolvents.
  • Some cosolvents displaying the required characteristics include low-boiling point hydrocarbon co-solvents that form azeotropes with acetic acid.
  • Particularly desirable cosolvents fitting this description include alkanes, particularly those in the range of C-9 to C-11.
  • useful co-solvents are n-nonane, n-decane, n-undecane, ethers, and Orfom® SX-18TM solvent (Phillips Mining, Inc.), i.e., which is a mixture of C9-C11 isoalkanes.
  • Still other cosolvents useful for mixture with the modified solvents of this invention include those non-alcohol solvents, among others listed in Table 3, page 1976 of Althouse (1992), cited above and incorporated herein by reference.
  • Such co-solvents when admixed with a modified di-alkyl amine solvent as described above, can reduce the boiling point of the solvent system, particularly when the solvent system is distilled under vacuum. The reduced boiling temperature also prevents or limits amide formation from the di-alkyl amine.
  • a solvent/azeotroping co-solvent mixture permits the distillation process to be carried out in two columns.
  • the amount of modified solvent in the solvent/cosolvent mixture can range in the mixture from about 10 to about 90% by volume. Desirably, the amount of modified, di-alkyl amine-containing solvent of this invention is between about 30 to about 70% by volume of the solvent/cosolvent mixture. In preferred embodiments, the modified solvent is present in the mixture at about 60% by volume.
  • At least 10% of cosolvent is necessary to form a modified solvent/cosolvent mixture of this invention.
  • the amount of cosolvent can range from about 10 to about 90%; more desirably from about 30 to 70% by volume.
  • the modified solvent is present in the mixture at about 40% by volume.
  • one preferred and exemplary solvent/cosolvent mixture of the present invention comprises 60% Modified Solvent A and 40% Orfom® SX18 solvent.
  • the SX-18 co-solvent proportionally reduces the distribution coefficient of the modified solvent mixture (e.g., 50% Modified Solvent A in SX-18 solvent has one half the distribution coefficient of 100% Modified Solvent A), but is easier to work with because of lowered viscosity and increased ability to recover due to the presence of the co-solvent.
  • the cosolvent SX-18 boils at between about 160-167° C. and therefore also lowers the boiling point of the mixture, thereby reducing amide formation.
  • One of skill in the art is expected to have the ability to balance these factors to prepare any desired mixture of the modified solvent and cosolvent.
  • the desirable characteristics of the modified solvent/cosolvent mixtures of this invention particularly suit them for use in extraction and distillation processes for acetic acid.
  • the desirable properties of the solvent mixture of this invention include a high coefficient of extraction (i.e., about 3 or more, and preferably about 10 or more), immiscibility in water, good water/solvent separation, low toxicity to bacterial culture, a clear difference in viscosity and density from that of water, and good selectivity for acetic acid over other products of fermentation, such as ethanol, salts, and water.
  • the desirable properties of the solvent and solvent mixture of this invention include, for example, a distinct boiling point difference between the acetic acid (i.e., 118° C.) and co-solvent (e.g., 165° C.). These differences are also useful in performance of the processes of this invention, because the greater the differences between the boiling points of these components, the smaller can be the distillation column, resulting in efficiency and cost improvements in the acetic acid recovery processes.
  • the modified solvent/cosolvent mixtures of this invention involve only negligible solvent losses due to thermal or reactive degradation, e.g., oxidation. See, e.g., FIG. 4 and Example 2.
  • the solvent and cosolvent also are characterized by limited reactivity with the acetic acid, media components, biomaterials, and other unknowns in the aqueous phase or broth and low miscibility in water.
  • the processes of this invention for using the solvent/cosolvent reduces or substantially eliminates any tendency for acetic acid and the solvent/cosolvent to form unwanted byproducts, such as amides, which could be formed from a reaction involving the amines in the novel modified solvent and solvent mixtures of this invention.
  • the methods of this invention employ the modified solvent/co-solvent mixtures described above and particular process steps to avoid formation of unwanted amides.
  • the use of the modified solvent/cosolvent mixtures permit improved recovery of acetic acid from aqueous phases, in either non-fermentation processes of microbial fermentation processes.
  • a non-fermenting process for obtaining acetic acid from an aqueous phase may employ the modified solvent/cosolvent mixtures described above.
  • Such a process employs as a first step continuously contacting the aqueous phase with a solvent mixture comprising a modified di-alkyl amine solvent/cosolvent mixture as described above, to permit the acetic acid from the aqueous phase to be extracted into the solvent phase.
  • This step may employ conventional extraction devices, such as columns, mixing and settling tanks and similar apparatus designed for extraction and well-known to the art. Additionally, extraction conditions may be optimized also be resorting to teachings in the art.
  • the extraction temperature is desirably ambient temperature, i.e., about 20° C. to about 80° C. At about 80° C., any carbon dioxide is essentially all relieved from the solvent, but extraction is still efficient.
  • the acetic acid is distilled from the solvent phase under a distillation temperature which reduces the conversion of the amines in the solvent to amides.
  • the distillation temperature as used herein means the temperature at the bottom of column. According to the present invention, the distillation temperature may range from about 115° C. to about 160° C. to reduce amide formation. Most significantly, the processes of this invention require the distillation temperatures to be below 130° C. to limit amide formation, while permitting acetic acid recovery.
  • the distillation step is performed under an oxygen-free vacuum, which also serves to reduce the temperature to minimize amide formation and oxidative degradation of the solvent or solvent/cosolvent mixture.
  • a vacuum of less than 10 psia is required for this step.
  • the vacuum is selected from between about 0.1 psia and 5 psia for the distillation step. More preferably, a vacuum of 4 psia or less is useful in this distillation step to enhance recovery of the acetic acid.
  • a further advantage of the use of the modified solvent/azeotroping cosolvent mixture of this invention is the use of two distillation columns to enhance the efficiency of recovery of acetic acid from aqueous phases in comparison to processes of the prior art.
  • control of distillation temperature in the processes of this invention to limit solvent degradation may be accomplished by a combination of factors, such as selection of the cosolvent, ratio of solvent to cosolvent and conditions of vacuum for the distillation step.
  • factors such as selection of the cosolvent, ratio of solvent to cosolvent and conditions of vacuum for the distillation step.
  • one of skill in the art may select the appropriate combination of factors to control the distillation temperature as required.
  • one of skill in the art may readily adjust the temperature and vacuum conditions of the distillation step within the above ranges to achieve a desired efficiency of acetic acid recovery while minimizing amide formation and oxidative degradation of the solvent according to this invention. Such modifications are encompassed within the appended claims.
  • an anaerobic microbial fermentation process for the production of acetic acid employs the modified solvent/cosolvent mixture of this invention to enhance the efficiency of recovery of acetic acid.
  • a fermentation broth containing, among other components, acetic acid is formed by fermenting in a bioreactor with an anaerobic acetogenic microorganism, an aqueous stream comprising a source of nutrients, and a gas containing various mixtures of carbon monoxide, or carbon dioxide or hydrogen.
  • the gas stream contains carbon monoxide.
  • the gas stream contains carbon dioxide and hydrogen.
  • the gas stream contains carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide and hydrogen.
  • the gas stream contains carbon monoxide and hydrogen.
  • gases may desirably be obtained from waste gases of various industrial processes.
  • an anaerobic acetogenic bacterium and a nutrient medium necessary for growth of the bacterium may be one strain of bacteria or a mixed culture containing two or more of acetogenic bacteria, including, without limitation, Acetobacterium kivui, A woodii, Butyribacterium methylotrophicum, Clostridium aceticum, C. acetobutylicum, C. formoaceticum, C. kluyveri, C. thermoaceticum, C. thermocellum, C. thermohydrosulfuricum, C.
  • thermosaccharolyticum Eubacterium limosum, Peptostreptococcus productus, and C. ljutigdahlii, and mixture thereof.
  • Particularly desirable acetogenic bacteria are those strains previously discovered by the inventors, namely, C. ljutngdahlii strain PETC ATCC 49587, strain O-52 ATCC 55989 deposited on Jun. 27, 1997, strain ER12 ATCC 55380 deposited on Dec. 8, 1992 and strain C-01 ATCC 55988 deposited on Jun. 27, 1997, and mixtures thereof.
  • These acetogenic bacteria are generally available from depositories such as the American Type Culture Collection, 10801 University Boulevard, Manassas, Va. 20110-2209 or from commercial or educational institutions. The above-identified microorganisms are deposited pursuant to the Budapest Treaty for the Deposit of Microorganisms for Patent Purposes, and such deposits comply with all the requirements thereof.
  • Nutrients are continuously fed to the fermenter.
  • the nutrient media useful in such fermentation broth are conventional and include those nutrients known to be essential for the growth of such acetogenic bacteria.
  • An exemplary nutrient medium formation (Medium A plus Medium B) for the growth of acetogenic bacteria at atmospheric pressure, and which is sulfide based is illustrated in the following Table III.
  • Table III An exemplary nutrient medium formation (Medium A plus Medium B) for the growth of acetogenic bacteria at atmospheric pressure, and which is sulfide based is illustrated in the following Table III.
  • Table III is merely one suitable formulation.
  • the essentially cell-free aqueous stream from the fermentation broth (hereinafter “cell-free stream”) is subjected to extraction with the modified solvent/cosolvent mixture in an extractor.
  • the solvent to feed ratio (ratio of solvent volume to cell-free stream volume) can vary significantly from nearly zero to 10, for example. The lower the solvent to feed ratio, the higher the concentration of acid in the solvent and the lower the requirements for solvent.
  • a solvent comprising a mixture of isomers of highly branched di-alkyl amines modified to remove mono-alkyl amines and a selected co-solvent, e.g., a low boiling hydrocarbon cosolvent mixture described above, is employed in the extraction step.
  • this extraction is maintained at a temperature of between about 20° C. to about 80° C., depending on the viscosity of the solvent mixture.
  • This extraction step removes the acetic acid from the cell-free stream and permits separation of the acetic acid from the nutrient media and other materials in the aqueous phase (which are recycled to the bioreactor) into a phase which includes the solvent, a very small amount of water and the acetic acid. Additionally, some components, such as Se, Mo, W and S from the medium are extracted into the solvent.
  • Still another step in the process involves continuously distilling the acetic acid and water component away from the extraction product's solvent and water.
  • the solvent/acid/water solution passes to a first distillation column, where this solution is heated to a temperature which reduces the conversion of the amines in the solvent to amides.
  • the distillation temperature must range between 115° C., to a maximum of about 160° C. to permit acetic acid recovery, while limiting solvent degradation and amide formation.
  • the temperature of the distillation step does not exceed about 130° C., in order to prevent amide formation.
  • a key advantage of the present invention is that the extracting and distilling steps occur without substantially degrading the solvent amine to an amide, and thus enhances the efficiency of acetic acid recovery from the broth.
  • the distillation columns used in the process operate more efficiently.
  • the formation of an azeotrope permits the cosolvent and the acid/water to move together (essentially as one) up and out the top of the first distillation column during the distillation step.
  • the cosolvent and the acetic acid/water separate. Once separated, the cosolvent can be reintroduced into the distillation column.
  • the acetic acid and water (and some residual cosolvent) then pass to a second distillation column where the cosolvent again forms an azeotrope with water and acid, and the three components flow as a vapor out the top of the column.
  • the vapor is condensed and most of the liquid is refluxed. Because the condensed liquid contains a small amount of cosolvent, a small stream is continuously returned to the solvent distillation column. The product acetic acid is pulled out just above the first theoretical stage, i.e., the portion of the column where the solvent and acid separate.
  • a preferred embodiment of this method involves performing the distillation step under an oxygen-free vacuum, which also serves to reduce the temperature and avoid oxidative degradation of the solvent of solvent/cosolvent mixture.
  • the vacuum is preferably less than 10 psia. Desirably a vacuum of between about 0.1 psia and 5 psia is useful in the distillation step. More preferably, a vacuum of 4 psia or less is useful in this distillation step to further reduce the boiling point of the solvent/acid/water mixture, further reducing amide formation and enhancing recovery of the acetic acid.
  • a further advantage of the use of the modified solvent/azeotroping cosolvent mixture of this invention is the use of two distillation columns to accomplish enhanced recovery of acetic acid from aqueous phases in comparison to processes of the prior art.
  • control of distillation temperature in the processes of this invention to limit solvent degradation may be accomplished by a combination of factors, such as selection of the cosolvent, ratio of solvent to cosolvent and conditions of vacuum for the distillation step.
  • factors such as selection of the cosolvent, ratio of solvent to cosolvent and conditions of vacuum for the distillation step.
  • one of skill in the art may select the appropriate combination of factors to control the distillation temperature as required.
  • one of skill in the art may readily adjust the temperature and vacuum conditions of the distillation step within the above ranges to achieve a desired efficiency of acetic acid recovery according to this invention. Such modifications are encompassed within the appended claims.
  • the above-described novel modified solvent/cosolvent mixtures are useful in a process of “direct contact extraction” and “extractive fermentation”, i.e., modifications of the anaerobic fermentation production process for the recovery of acetic acid described above.
  • the modifications of the process allow the production of acetic acid via microbial fermentation without the need for bacterial cell separation prior to extraction or distillation.
  • these solvent mixtures when used in microbial fermentation of acetic acid can eliminate the need for use of a separate extractor.
  • this invention reduces the capital, operating and maintenance costs of the equipment needed to perform the process of producing acetic acid, as well as the time to obtain the product.
  • the “extractive fermentation” method of the invention provides an anaerobic microbial fermentation process for the production of acetic acid, which is a modification of the process described above.
  • the bioreactor or fermenter containing anaerobic acetogenic bacteria in a suitable nutrient mixture necessary for growth of the bacteria is contacted with the modified solvent/cosolvent mixture described above at about 37° C. and at least about one atmosphere of pressure (i.e., 14.7 psia) for a time sufficient to acclimate the bacteria to the presence of the solvent, i.e. to permit the bacteria to grow in the presence of the solvent.
  • the anaerobic bacteria may be one strain of bacteria or a mixed culture containing two or more strains of acetogenic bacteria; the bacterial strains listed above in Part B may also be used in this modification of the invention.
  • this aspect of the invention involving direct contact between the bacteria and the solvent reflects the acclimation of the cells to solvent mixture, which is obtained by gradually increasing contact between the cells and solvent mixture over time.
  • an aqueous stream comprising a source of nutrients, and a gas containing various mixtures of carbon monoxide, or carbon dioxide or hydrogen, is introduced into the fermenter.
  • the gas stream contains carbon monoxide.
  • the gas stream contains carbon dioxide and hydrogen.
  • the gas stream contains carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide and hydrogen.
  • the gas stream contains carbon monoxide and hydrogen.
  • these gases may be obtained from industrial waste gases. According to this step, a fermentation broth containing, among other components, acetic acid, solvent, bacterial cells and water is formed.
  • Nutrients are continuously fed to the fermenter.
  • the selection of the particular nutrients, media and other conditions of temperature and pressure, etc. for fermentation may be readily made by one of skill in the art given the teachings of this invention, and depend on a variety of factors, such as the microorganism used, the size and type of the equipment, tanks and columns employed, the composition of the gas stream or energy source, the gas retention time, and liquid retention time in the fermenter, etc. Such parameters may be readily balanced and adjusted by one of skill in the art and are not considered to be limitations on this invention.
  • this solution is heated to a temperature for acetic acid recovery which minimizes the conversion of the amines in the solvent to amides.
  • the temperature of the distillation step does not exceed about 160° C., and more preferably 130° C., in order to prevent amide formation.
  • a key advantage of the present invention is that the distilling steps occur without substantially degrading the solvent amine to an amide, and thus enhance the efficiently of acetic acid production.
  • the distillation columns used in the process operate more efficiently.
  • the formation of an azeotrope permits the cosolvent and the acid/water to move together (essentially as one) up and out the top of the first distillation column during the distillation step.
  • the cosolvent and the acetic acid/water separate. Once separated, the cosolvent can be reintroduced into the distillation column.
  • the acetic acid and water (and some residual cosolvent) then pass to a second distillation column where the cosolvent again forms an azeotrope with water and acid, and the three components flow as a vapor out the top of the column.
  • the vapor is condensed and most of the liquid is refluxed. Because the condensed liquid contains a small amount of cosolvent, a small stream is continuously returned to the solvent distillation column.
  • the product acetic acid is pulled out just above the first theoretical stage.
  • a preferred embodiment of this method involves performing the distillation step under an oxygen-free vacuum as described above, which also served to reduce the temperature and avoid oxidative degradation of the solvent or solvent/cosolvent mixture.
  • a vacuum of less than 10 psia, desirably between about 0.1 psia and 5 psia, and more preferably, a vacuum of 4 psia or less is useful in this distillation step to further reduce the boiling point of the solvent/acid/water mixture, further reducing amide formation and enhancing recovery of the acetic acid.
  • the modified solvent/ azeotroping cosolvent mixture of this invention is the use of two distillation columns to accomplish enhanced efficiency of acetic acid recovery from aqueous phases in comparison to processes of the prior art.
  • control of distillation temperature in the processes of this invention to limit solvent degradation may be accomplished by a combination of factors, such as selection of the cosolvent, ratio of solvent to cosolvent and conditions of vacuum for the distillation step.
  • factors such as selection of the cosolvent, ratio of solvent to cosolvent and conditions of vacuum for the distillation step.
  • one of skill in the art may select the appropriate combination of factors to control the distillation temperature as required.
  • one of skill in the art may readily adjust the temperature and vacuum conditions of the distillation step within the above ranges to achieve a desired efficiency of acetic acid recovery according to this invention. Such modifications are encompassed within the appended claims.
  • the entire fermentation broth containing cells is introduced directly into an extractor.
  • conventional extraction devices are columns with either the solvent phase or aqueous phase as the continuous phase. These columns also have entrances and exits for solvent and aqueous phase culture.
  • the fermentation broth including the bacterial cells flows downward through the solvent filled column and solvent flows upward, countercurrent to the broth. The opposite flow can also occur with the water-filled column.
  • These columns differ depending upon the type of packing in the column and sizes of same.
  • other extraction devices like mixing and settling tanks can be used to accomplish the same tasks, and are readily selected by one of skill in the art without undue experimentation to accomplish this step as taught herein.
  • the presence of the solvent continuously separates the acetic acid and a small amount of water into a “solvent phase”, from the heavier phase containing bacteria and nutrient media, acetate salts, a small amount of acetic acid, and other heavier materials in the aqueous phase.
  • the solvent phase containing acetic acid and a small amount of water is continuously removed and passed to a first distillation column, and then further distilled as described in the embodiment immediately above.
  • the aqueous phase containing the cellular materials exits the bottom of the extractor. Because the aqueous phase and the solvent phase are substantially immiscible, they separate naturally along the column, aided also by the operation of gravity. No other solid-liquid separation methods are used.
  • the heavier aqueous phase is recycled to the bioreactor/fermenter. Any cellular or proteinaceous material formed at the culture/solvent interface is periodically removed from the extractor. Various speeds and directions of solvent or water flows may be adjusted depending on the type of extractor selected.
  • Example 6 An example of the extractive fermentation method first described above is represented in Example 6. Examples of the direct contact extraction method are shown in Example 4, which employs a solvent-filled column and Example 5, which uses an aqueous filled column.
  • the aqueous filled system is a less expensive alternative to a solvent filled column, requiring less solvent than the solvent-filled system. Both columns are commercial alternatives.
  • the process of microbial fermentation of a gas stream may be modified to increase its efficiency by substantially reducing from the fermentation broth the presence of any carbon dioxide and optionally sulfur (in the form of hydrogen sulfide).
  • the present invention provides an improved method of microbial fermentation of gases for the production of acetic acid by including as a step of the process the removal of carbon dioxide from the fermentation broth prior to extraction.
  • An optional, but desirable step involves the removal of hydrogen sulfide from the fermentation broth prior to extraction.
  • both carbon dioxide and hydrogen sulfide are removed from the fermentation broth, and optionally returned to the fermenter.
  • One embodiment of this process involves contacting the fermentation broth (which may be composed of bacterial cells, acetic acid, nutrient media, salts and other components from the fermentation) or the cell-free stream (which may have been first filtered or centrifuged to remove most of the bacterial cells and other heavier materials therefrom) with a “stripping” gas stream that is devoid of carbon dioxide and preferably devoid of hydrogen sulfide.
  • This “stripping” gas can include, without limitation, nitrogen, helium, argon, methane or the original dilute gas it is contains little to no carbon dioxide and preferably no hydrogen sulfide. Essentially any non-reactive gas or mixture of non-reactive gases is useful in this context.
  • the stripping gas e.g., N 2
  • the stripping gas e.g., N 2
  • the preferred method of contact with the stripping gas is in a countercurrent stripper column. Just as equilibrium exists between the CO 2 (or H 2 S) gas that is dissolved in the fermentation liquid exiting the fermenter, an equilibrium is also established between the broth or cell-free stream entering the counter-current column and the gas leaving therefrom.
  • the stripping gas and the CO 2 laden fermentation broth or cell-free stream contact each other, equilibrium between the stripping gas, e.g., N 2 , and the CO 2 in the water is continually updated.
  • the packing in the column ensures good surface area between the liquid and the stripping gas.
  • the liquid exiting the countercurrent column at the bottom has had its CO 2 concentration significantly reduced, the fresh nitrogen stripping has coming in has complete capacity for reaching equilibrium with the CO 2 in the water.
  • the nitrogen finally leaves the top of the stripper column, it is saturated with CO 2 (and H 2 S).
  • the CO 2 (or H 2 S) laden nitrogen can be scrubbed to remove or recycle the CO 2 and H 2 S back to the fermenter.
  • the “stripped” or scrubbed fermentation broth or cell-free stream then enters the next step of the acetic acid production process, e.g., the extraction with solvent or the contact with solvent in the direct extraction process described above, and distillation. See, e.g., the schematic drawing of FIG. 3 and Example 6A.
  • this process involves subjecting the fermentation broth (which may be composed of bacterial cells, acetic acid, nutrient media, salts and other components from the fermentation) or the cell-free stream (which may have been first filtered or centrifuged to remove most of the bacterial cells and other heavier materials therefrom) to a rapid decrease in pressure prior to introduction into the extractor or into a solvent extraction column.
  • the pressure of the fermentation broth or cell-free stream may be decreased from 6 atmospheres (or greater) to a lower pressure, e.g., atmospheric pressure, which causes the carbon dioxide in the broth or cell-free stream to approach its equilibrium concentration.
  • this decrease in pressure occurs after the fermentation broth or cell-free stream exits the fermenter and is in a separate container.
  • the CO 2 is preferably recycled back to the fermenter.
  • the “stripped” fermentation broth or cell-free stream then enters the next step of the acetic acid production process, e.g., the extraction with solvent or the contact with solvent in the direct extraction process described above, and distillation. See, e.g., Example 6C.
  • this process involves removing the fermentation broth (which may be composed of bacterial cells, acetic acid, nutrient media, salts and other components from the fermentation) or the cell-free stream (which may have been first filtered or centrifuged to remove most of the bacterial cells and other heavier materials therefrom) from the fermenter, and heating the broth or cell-free stream to a temperature of about 80° C. or more prior to extraction.
  • the high temperature causes the carbon dioxide in the broth or cell-free stream to approach its equilibrium concentration.
  • the CO 2 and H 2 S preferably are recycled to the fermenter via a variety of common engineering methods.
  • the “stripped” fermentation broth or cell-free stream then enters the next step of the acetic acid production process, e.g., the extraction with solvent or the contact with solvent in the direct extraction process described above, and distillation. See, e.g., Example 6D
  • the only disadvantage of this modification of the process is that after extraction, the aqueous broth component cannot be recycled back into the fermenter, due to the killing effect of the heating temperature upon the bacteria, and must be discarded.
  • a gas stream containing 45% carbon monoxide, 45% hydrogen and 10% carbon dioxide was introduced into a continuous stirred tank fermenter containing C. ljungdahlii strain ER12 and suitable nutrient medium.
  • the liquid product stream from the fermenter with cell recycle i.e., cell separation utilizing a hollow fiber membrane
  • 5 g/l free acetic acid and 5 g/l acetate at pH 4.75 i.e., the cell-free stream
  • the cell-free stream was sent to a multi-state countercurrent extraction column.
  • the cell-free stream is contacted with a solvent/cosolvent mixture of this invention containing 60% Modified Solvent A and 40% Orfom® SX-18 cosolvent at a temperature of 37° C.
  • the solvent exiting the extractor contained 50 g/l acetic acid, and the aqueous stream (which was sent back to the fermenter as recycle) contained 5 g/l acetate and 0.5 g/l acetic acid.
  • the solvent stream containing the modified solvent/cosolvent and acetic acid was sent to a distillation system containing a first “solvent” column, an accumulator and a second “acid” column.
  • first distillation column In operating the first distillation column, the combination of a low-boiling co-solvent and a mild vacuum of 0.3 atm pressure permits the column temperature to be minimized and permits the separation of acid, water and cosolvent in the overhead product from the Modified Solvent A and some co-solvent, which stay in the bottom of the column.
  • the bottom temperature is kept at a maximum temperature of 130° C. by vacuum operation.
  • the modified solvent and cosolvent at the bottom of the column are sent back to the extractor as recycle.
  • the mixture at the top of the column i.e., water, acetic acid and some co-solvent, separates at the top of the column and is then cooled to allow the co-solvent to condense and separate from the water/acid.
  • the lower co-solvent concentration in the water/acid is below the azeotrope.
  • This mixture which contains acetic acid and water and a small amount of cosolvent, is sent to the second “acid” distillation column.
  • the water and co-solvent and some acid go out the top of the column and the acetic acid goes to the bottom which has a temperature of 118° C.
  • Part of the water/acid phase is refluxed to the column and the remaining water/acid phase and co-solvent are recirculated back to extraction.
  • Glacial acetic acid is removed near the bottom of this column as product, and the overhead is sent back to the process as recycle.
  • the liquid product stream described in Part A containing 5 g/l free acid and 10 g/l acetate at pH 5.0 was contacted with a solvent mixture containing 30% Adogen283®LA solvent (Witco) and 70% SX-18 cosolvent in a multi-state extractor.
  • a 0.09 solvent to feed ratio is used.
  • the solvent exiting the extractor contains 25 g/l acetic acid and the aqueous stream contains 10 g/l acetate and 2.75 g/l acetic acid.
  • the acid distribution coefficient is reduced by dilution with additional SX-18 cosolvent.
  • the process for product recovery by distillation is thereafter the same as described above.
  • Part A The extraction of Part A is carried out with 60% Adogen283®LA solvent (Witco) in n-dodecane cosolvent.
  • the extraction process remains the same as in Part B, yielding 50 g/l acid in the solvent, and 10 g/l acetate and 0.5 g/l acetate acid in the aqueous phase.
  • the aqueous stream containing acetate is again sent back to the fermenter as recycle.
  • the solvent stream containing acetic acid is sent to a distillation system very similar to the system presented in Part B, except that the pressure in the solvent column is 0.2 atmosphere and the temperature at the bottom of the column is 127° C.
  • Fermentation broth obtained from a fermenter similar to that of Example 1 contained 2.6 g/l cells (dry weight), excess nutrients, 5 g/l acetic acid and 5.0 g/l acetate at pH 4.75.
  • This broth is sent to a continuous solvent phase extraction column containing 60% Adogen283®LA (Witco) solvent in SX-18 cosolvent.
  • the extraction column is a cylindrical column, packed or unpacked, which has entrances and exits for solvent and aqueous phase culture. Culture flows downward through the solvent filled column, and solvent flows upward, countercurrent to the culture.
  • the exiting solvent from the column contains 50 g/l acetic acid and is sent to distillation for acid recovery prior to recycle back to the column.
  • the exiting culture stream at the bottom of the column contains 5.0 g/l acetate, 0.5 g/l acetic acid, cells and nutrients and is sent back to the fermenter as recycle. Because the solvent and culture are immiscible, little to no water (culture) is present in the solvent and little to no solvent is present in the culture recycle stream. A small rag layer consisting of cellular proteinaceous material is formed at the culture/solvent interface which must be removed periodically.
  • Example 3 The fermentation broth of Example 3 is passed through a continuous aqueous phase extraction column containing 60% Adogen283®LA solvent (Witco) in SX-18 cosolvent.
  • the column is constructed similarly as in Example 3 except that the column is filled with aqueous phase culture instead of solvent. Again solvent and culture flow countercurrently, with solvent exiting the top of the column and culture exiting the bottom of the column. Exiting aqueous phase and solvent phase concentrations are the same as in Example 3.
  • the balance of the aqueous phase from the separator is returned to the reactor.
  • Solvent containing extracted acid is sent to distillation for recovery. After recovery the solvent is recycled to the reactor.
  • Culture from the reactor of Examples 1-4 containing bacterial cells, 5 g/l acetic acid, 9.3 g/l acetate and dissolved sulfide and carbonate at pH 5.0 is passed through a nitrogen stripping column to remove dissolved CO 2 and sulfide as H 2 S before passing the culture through an extraction column.
  • This operation is required in order to prevent solvent loading of CO 2 and H 2 S instead of acetic acid, and to return H 2 S as a sulfur source and reducing agent back to the culture.
  • the N 2 gas stream which contains H 2 S and CO 2 is sent back to the reactor as a secondary gas feed.
  • the nitrogen stripper the solvent is loaded to 50 g/l acetic acid. Without CO 2 and H 2 S removal prior to extraction, the solvent is loaded to 25-30 g/l acetic acid.
  • the culture of Part A is stripped with gases other than N 2 , including methane or CO 2 -free synthesis gas containing H 2 , CO, CH 4 . All other aspects of the example are the same.
  • the pressure of the fermentation broth in Part A is rapidly decreased from 6 or 3 atmospheres to atmospheric pressure in order to release CO 2 prior to loading in the extractor.
  • the CO 2 pressure in the culture approaches the equilibrium concentration according to Henry's law at one atmosphere, a greatly reduced level which helps maximize acid extraction by the solvent.
  • the cell-free stream in Part A is preheated prior to extraction to relieve CO 2 in much the same manner as noted in Part C.
  • the broth cannot be reused after heating.

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