EP 1563082 A1 20050817 - PROCESS FOR ANAEROBIC OXIDATION OF METHANE
Title (en)
PROCESS FOR ANAEROBIC OXIDATION OF METHANE
Title (de)
VERFAHREN ZUR ANAEROBEN OXIDIERUNG VON METHAN
Title (fr)
PROCESSUS D'OXYDATION ANAEROBIE DU METHANE
Publication
Application
Priority
- EP 03774392 A 20031120
- EP 02079845 A 20021120
- NL 0300818 W 20031120
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO2004046367A1] Methane can be used as a source for producing hydrogen or hydrogen equivalents in a biological process using mesophilic or thermophilic bacteria of the order of the Thermotogales, e.g. Thermotoga maritima. Hydrogen can be produced as such, or as a reducing equivalent for the reduction of various compounds such as sulphur compounds. Especially, the methane oxidation can be used for anaerobically reducing sulphate to sulphide using methane as the predominant or sole electron donor, in coculture with sulphate-reducing micro-organisms.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
CPC (source: EP)
C02F 3/345 (2013.01); C12P 3/00 (2013.01)
Citation (search report)
See references of WO 2004046367A1
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT RO SE SI SK TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 2004046367 A1 20040603; AU 2003282630 A1 20040615; AU 2003282630 A8 20040615; CA 2506730 A1 20040603; CN 1714154 A 20051228; EP 1563082 A1 20050817; ZA 200504108 B 20060726
DOCDB simple family (application)
NL 0300818 W 20031120; AU 2003282630 A 20031120; CA 2506730 A 20031120; CN 200380103825 A 20031120; EP 03774392 A 20031120; ZA 200504108 A 20050520