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Process and apparatus for remedying polluted media

US6319706A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMay 15, 1998
Grant dateNov 20, 2001
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Expiry dateMay 15, 2018

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  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB09C1/10
  • WIPO fieldEnvironmental technology
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A process to remedy a polluted medium includes contacting a first medium containing a pollutant with a second medium containing a microorganism which is capable of decomposing the pollutant. A membrane permeable to the pollutant and impermeable to the microorganism is spaced between the first and second media. The first medium and the second medium may flow in opposite directions to each other.

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