Class of bifunctional additives for bioremediation of hydrocarbon contaminated soils and water
US5503774A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 15, 1994 |
| Grant date | Apr 2, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 15, 2014 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S516/915
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The present invention provides for enhanced bioremediation of hydrocarbon contaminated soils and waters by treating soil or water with a surfactant or mixture of surfactants having the general formulae: ##STR1## wherein A=CH.sub.2, B=CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O, x=1-10 and y=2-20.
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