Method for decomposition of phthalic acid esters by use of microorganisms
US4133752A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 31, 1977 |
| Grant date | Jan 9, 1979 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 31, 1997 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S435/872
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Microorganisms of a species selected from the group consisting of the specific species belonging to genus Nocardia, genus Pseudomonas, genus Brevibacterium and genus Corynebacterium, when cultured in a culture medium containing a phthalic acid ester as a carbon source, assimilate the phthalic acid ester and decompose it into carbon dioxide gas and water.
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