Process for treating an effluent polluted by MTBE or TAME using the Mycobacterium austroafricanum I-2562 strain fixed on a mineral support comprising perlite
US7368278B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 2, 2004 |
| Grant date | May 6, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 9, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02W10/10
- WIPO fieldEnvironmental technology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
To reduce the concentration of methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE) or tert-amyl methyl ether (TAME) in an aquifer polluted by these ethers, a new mineral support for fixing bacteria, and in particular Mycobacterium austroafricanum I-2562, said mineral support comprising perlite, is used in a biobarrier- or biofilter-type process.
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