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Ochrobactrum sp. for degrading tetrabromobisphenol-A (TBBPA) and its application

US8343750B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Inventors

Guiying Li · Branford, US
Taicheng An · Longbeilingcun, CN
Lei Zu · 流花街道, CN

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 30, 2009
Grant date	Jan 1, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 11, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
CPC primaryC12R2001/01
WIPO fieldEnvironmental technology
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The invention discloses an Ochrobactrum sp. for degrading TBBPA and its application in environmental remediation. An Ochrobactrum sp. for degrading TBBPA was isolated from the sludge in a high risk area of electronic waste in the invention. The strain is named as Ochrobactrum sp. T, which has been deposited in China Center for Type Culture Collection (CCTCC) on Oct. 28, 2009 with an accession number of CCTCC M209246. Ochrobactrum sp. T obtained in the invention has high degradation capability to TBBPA in environment. The degradation efficiency of the strain achieves 96.2%. The strain could be applied to degrading TBBPA in environmental remediation.

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