MUMBAI, India, Sept. 28 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202631097544 A) filed by Indian Institute Of Technology Guwahati on August 12, 2026, for Culture Medium For Improved Production Of Acetone, Butanol And Isopropanol Using Clostridium Beijerinckii.
Inventors include Das, Debasish; and Konar, Ujjal.
The application for the patent was published on September 25, 2026, under issue no. 39/2026.
Abstract: The present invention pertains to development of novel culture medium through systematic medium engineering strategy, resulting in improved titer for three solvents: butanol, acetone and isopropanol using the wild-type strain C. beijerinckii NCIMB 8052. The medium engineering strategy combines (i) screeni...