Biodegradation of halogenated hydrocarbons utilizing ammonia-oxidizing bacterium
US5055193A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 9, 1989 |
| Grant date | Oct 8, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 9, 2009 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02W10/10
- WIPO fieldEnvironmental technology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A method is disclosed for degradation of a halogenated hydrocarbon compound such as trichloroethylene (TCE) which utilizes an ammonia-oxidizing bacterium of the genus Nitrosomonas, as well as other species of ammonia-oxidizing bacteria.
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