Biodegradation of 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene by white-rot fungus
US5085998A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 7, 1991 |
| Grant date | Feb 4, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 7, 2011 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S435/911
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
There is provided a process for biodegradation of TNT (2,4,6-Trinitrotoluene) wherein the biodegradation is done utilizing the fungus Phanerochaete chrysosporium strain BKM F-1767, wherein waste containing TNT is treated with the fungus under predetermined conditioning and for a time period sufficient for biodegradation to occur rendering the waste ecologically acceptable to the environment.
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