Process for the isolation and acclimatization of bacteria for lignin degradation
US7022511B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 21, 2003 |
| Grant date | Apr 4, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 21, 2023 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC12R2001/01
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The invention provides a novel process of lignin degradation using a consortium of bacteria. To date, biodegradation of lignin has been centered to fungi only. Degradation of lignin by bacteria confer a new understanding that may be of tremendous industrial significance. This invention also discloses the isolation and acclimatization of ligninolytic bacteria from a specific site.
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