Process for producing burkholderia cepacia in the presence of tert-butanol or tert-amyl alcohol, the inoculum produced, and a process for degrading said alcohols
US6632649B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 8, 2000 |
| Grant date | Oct 14, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 8, 2020 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC02F2101/38
- WIPO fieldEnvironmental technology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The growth of the bacterium, Burkholderia cepacia (ex Pseudomonas cepacia) CIP 1-2052 is substantially increased when it is supplied with tert-butanol (TBA) or tert-amyl alcohol (TAA) as the sole source of carbon and energy in the presence of at least one cobalt salt, at a concentration of 0.01 to 4 mg/l of medium. The bacterium is degraded to CO2 in the presence of oxygen. The inoculom produced by the process and the degradation process for these alcohols are useful for water treatment applications.
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