Treatment and prevention systems for acid mine drainage and halogenated contaminants
US8105489B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 26, 2008 |
| Grant date | Jan 31, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 26, 2028 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E50/30
- WIPO fieldEnvironmental technology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Embodiments include treatments for acid mine drainage generation sources (10 perhaps by injection of at least one substrate (11) and biologically constructing a protective biofilm (13) on acid mine drainage generation source materials (14). Further embodiments include treatments for degradation of contaminated water environments (17) with substrates such as returned milk and the like.
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