MEMBRANE-LESS REACTOR DESIGN AND PROCESS FOR BIOTRANSFORMATION OF CARBON DIOXIDE

摘要

The present invention discloses a membrane-less reactor design for microbial electrosynthesis of alcohols from carbon dioxide (CO₂). The membrane-less reactor design thus facilitates higher and efficient CO₂ transformation to alcohols via single pot microbial electrosynthesis. The reactor design operates efficiently avoiding oxygen contact at working electrode without using membrane, in turn there is an increase in CO₂ solubility and its bioavailability for subsequent CO₂ conversion to alcohols at faster rate. The present invention further provides a process of operation of the reactor for biotransformation of the carbon dioxide.