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7618547 Groundwater treatment system with air injection into vadose zone  
This invention is directed to systems including one or more trenches or wells that include one or more perforated pipes through which a gas, such as air, can be injected into the vadose zone of...
7615153 Microbial based chlorinated ethene destruction  
A mixed culture of Dehalococcoides species is provided that has an ability to catalyze the complete dechlorination of polychlorinated ethenes such as PCE, TCE, cDCE, 1,1-DCE and vinyl chloride as...
7611882 Detergent compositions comprising Bacillus subtilis pectate lyases  
Detergent composition comprising a surfactant and a pectate lyase (EC 4.2.2.2) enzyme en-coded by a DNA sequence endogeneous to a strain of Bacillus subtilis or a stabilized variant thereof...
7608283 Coral purification method and coral thus obtained  
The present invention provides a method of extracting organic substances present in coral, which consists in treating the coral with a fluid or a mixture of fluids in the supercritical state...
7608268 Ferritin fusion proteins for use in vaccines and other applications  
An isolated ferritin fusion protein is provided in which ferritin is fused with a protein or peptide capable of being fused to ferritin without interfering with the polymeric self-assembly of the...
7604745 Water-purifying solid material made of a natural raw material containing polysaccharides as principal components, and water-purifying method using the same  
A water purification solid material of relatively low cost whose handling is easy, produced from a natural raw material only; and a method of water purification with the use of the same. There is...
7598074 System and method for cleaning contaminated matter comprising dioxins and preparation for decomposing dioxins  
A reaction tank ( 5 ) holds crushed cells comprising a pellicle of Bacillus midousuji cultured in the presence of a chlorinated aromatic compound such as dioxins and holds wastewater comprising a...
7585413 Method and apparatus for treating animal waste and wastewater  
Novel methods and apparatuses are disclosed for the treatment of wastewater to reduce, often associated, offensive odors. Irrigation of oxygenated liquid on top of a permeable cover effectively...
7582467 Method and apparatus for processing organic material  
A method and an apparatus for processing organic material, the method employing at least two reactors and including the steps of combining carbon dioxide or carbon-dioxide containing gas and...
7579176 Method for the production of polyhydroxyalkanoic acid  
Embodiments of the invention relate to the microbial production of polyhydroxyalkanoic acids, or polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA), from substrates which cannot be used as a source of carbon and/or...
7579175 Process for producing N-acetylneuraminic acid  
The present invention provides a process for economically producing N-acetylneuraminic acid without using expensive materials such as pyruvic acid and phosphoenolpyruvic acid. The process...
7565883 Calcareous organism growth accelerator  
The purpose of this invention is to provide compositions useful for promoting the growth of calcareous organisms present in a closed system aquatic habitat. Particularly, to composition capable of...
7563613 Detoxification and decontamination using nanotechnology therapy  
A method of removing a toxic compound comprising contacting the toxic compound with a particle having two regions, the first region containing a detoxifying enzyme and the second region containing...
7560266 Method to enhance biodegradation of sulfonated aliphatic-aromatic co-polyesters by addition of a microbial consortium  
A microbial consortium for the biodegradation of sulfonated aliphatic-aromatic co-polyesters having greater than 60 mol percent aromatic acid content based on the total acid content of the...
7556961 Method for collecting and acclimatizing anaerobic ammonuim oxidizing bacteria, and denitrifing water  
A method for collecting bacterial cells comprising the steps of: feeding water to be treated containing ammonium and nitrite to an anaerobic ammonium oxidation vessel to denitrify ammonium...
7544298 Apparatus and method for dispensing decomposing bacteria into a waste stream  
A dispensing apparatus and method for the inoculation of a bioremediation agent into a waste stream, including but not limited to sludge or oil. The apparatus is capable of generating and...
7527964 Method for cleavage of ether-linkages in polyethoxylates  
A method for cleavage of the ether-linkage of polyethoxylates is described. A novel pure microbial culture, Pseudomonas nitroreducens TX1 (Depository No.: BCRC910228), is used under aerobic...
7524669 Transgenic Saccharomyces cerevisiae and method for bioremediation  
An isolated and purified transgenic Saccharomyces cerevisiae yeast cell comprising a disrupted ACR3 gene and an isolated DNA sequence comprising a promoter operably linked to a nucleic acid...
7514110 Talaromyces xylanases  
Novel polypeptides possessing (endo) xylanase activity are disclosed which can degrade cellulose in plant extracts and plant materials. The polypeptides can cleave β-D-xylan polymers at internal...
7504035 Treatment of putrescrible cakes  
A method of treating putrescible cakes to reduce the E. Coli and odor present in the cake and prevent further odor generation comprising the step of maintaining the cake under substantially...
7498163 Process for reducing solid waste volume and landfill mass  
The present invention is related to a process for reducing solid waste volume and landfill mass. More particularly, the process of the present invention is directed to reducing organic waste with...
7494676 Process for the pre-treatment of vegetable oils for physical refining  
The present invention relates to a simple and economically attractive process for the pretreatment of vegetable oils which involves (a) enzymatic degumming with commercially available phospholipase...
7485230 Integrated cogeneration wastewater sewage and waste polar fats/ oils/ greases/waxes (FOG) waste treatment method and facility  
A system and method integrating treatment of waste, polar Fats/Oils/Greases (FOG) with conventional anaerobic wastewater treatment facilities for biologically fueling digestion of solids in, and...
7482151 Method of using ammonia-oxidizing bacteria  
Described herein are novel ammonia-oxidizing bacteria as well as isolated nucleotide sequences representative of 16S rDNA of these ammonia-oxidizing bacteria. Particular bacteria of the present...
7479260 Recycling facility for TNT materials  
A recycling facility includes a receptacle for receiving the ammunition to be cleaned, a gas tank for receiving a pressurized gas and coupled to the receptacle, for supplying the pressurized gas to...
7473546 Surfactant biocatalyst for remediation of recalcitrant organics and heavy metals  
Novel strains of isolated and purified bacteria have been identified which have the ability to degrade petroleum hydrocarbons including a variety of PAHs. Several isolates also exhibit the ability...
7465571 Endoglucanases  
In one aspect, the invention provides a purified thermostable enzyme derived from the archael bacterium AEPII 1a. In one aspect, the enzyme has a molecular weight of about 60.9 kilodaltons and has...
7462480 Stimulation of microbial dechlorination of polychorinated biphenyls with halogenated ethenes  
Disclosed is a method for the anaerobic microbial dechlorination of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). Polyhalogenated ethenes are used to stimulate the growth and dechlorinating activity of PCB...
7455774 Agent and method for decontaminating soil, groundwater or sediment contaminated with hexavalent chromium  
It is an objective of the present invention to provide a decontaminant capable of efficiently and rapidly decontaminating soil, groundwater or sediment contaminated with hexavalent chromium, and a...
7454322 Method for modeling hydrocarbon degradation in an oil deposit  
Method of modeling the biodegradation of hydrocarbons trapped in an oil reservoir or trap through the action of the bacterial population in an underlying aquifer. From data relative to the...
7452465 Incubation treatment of sludge for pathogen reduction prior to digestion  
A method of treating sewage sludge comprises a pathogen reduction stage in which raw sludge is incubated for a predetermined incubation period at a temperature in the mesophilic temperature range....
7449114 Halogenated solvent remediation  
Methods for enhancing bioremediation of ground water contaminated with nonaqueous halogenated solvents are disclosed. An illustrative method includes adding an electron donor for microbe-mediated...
7442305 Downwash process bioremediation system  
Disclosed herein is a method for the removal of petroleum hydrocarbon and toxic constitutes from contaminated soils and sediment. The method comprises the removal of contaminated materials from...
7427177 Method of using pulsed ozone to treat soils containing organic contaminants  
A method of treating a solid matrix containing organic contaminants is provided. The method comprises the steps of a) injecting ozone into the solid matrix for a period of time known as the pulse...
7425267 Method and equipment for treating microcystin-containing water  
The method for treating microcystin-containing water which detoxifies microcystin in the microcystin-containing water, the method comprises the step of: bringing the microcystin-containing water...
7413890 Methods for anaerobic bioremediation using solid-chemical compositions containing Mn(IV) and Fe(III)  
Liquid chemical compositions are disclosed for anaerobic biodegradation, detoxification, and transformation of toxic organic and inorganic compounds in a contaminated geologic media under reducing...
7413655 Method for the biological breakdown of effluent containing nitroaromatics  
A method for the biodegradation of nitroaromatic-containing wastewater, including: (a) providing activated sludge as biological matrix, (b) adding a nitroaromatic-degrading microorganism to...
7393452 Compositions and methods for the treatment of wastewater and other waste  
A method for processing environmental samples to remove or otherwise reduce the level of certain chemical species. In a preferred embodiment, the present invention contemplates a process for...
7384777 Microbiological culture for triggering microbiological processes in water  
A microbiological culture for triggering microbiological processes in bodies of water, soils, sediments, and/or muds contains chemo-lithoautotrophic bacteria that are immobilized. The bacteria are...
7378022 System and methods for biological selenium removal from water  
A biological system for removing selenium from waste water comprises a first immobilized cell bioreactor (ICB) and a selenide removal module. The first ICB comprises a chamber having a substrate...
7368278 Process for treating an effluent polluted by MTBE or TAME using the Mycobacterium austroafricanum I-2562 strain fixed on a mineral support comprising perlite  
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 ...
7341863 Method for the degradation of MTBE and TBA  
A method for the degradation of methyl-tertiary-butyl-ether (MTBE) and tertiary-butanol (TBA) using a mixture of Pseudomonas putida is described. The method enables almost complete remediation of...
7341862 Application of Muscodor albus to control harmful microbes in human and animal wastes  
The present invention involves the discovery of a novel endophytic fungus, Muscodor albus , which produces volatile antibiotics that are effective in the treatment of human and animal waste...
7332325 Biological method for removing organic polymers  
A biological method for removing organic polymers is provided. The method includes the cultivation of a bacterial strain Pseudomonas nitroreducens TX1. The deposit numbers are PTA-6168 at ATCC...
7329532 Remediation of sulfur-containing pollutants with hydrocarbon-utilizing bacteria  
Methods and apparatus are disclosed for remediating sulfur-containing pollutants with a hydrocarbon that is used to stimulate the growth of hydrocarbon-utilizing bacteria. The hydrocarbon is...
7326556 Microorganism capable of degrading aromatic polyester and method of degrading aromatic polyester using the same  
A microorganism which belongs to the genus Rhizobium and has the ability of degrading an aromatic polyester, and a method of degrading an aromatic polyester by using the microorganism. According...
7326345 Bioremediation method which is used to concentrate and eliminate radionuclides in radioactive water  
A method for concentrating and eliminating radionuclides from water from in nuclear pools based on the capacity of microorganisms when they are growing to retain radionuclides by forming biofilms...
7325603 Methods of well treatment  
A method is disclosed relating to the treatment of a hydrocarbon well, which method comprises administering down a bore hole thermophilic microorganisms capable of generating a well treatment...
7320753 Anaerobic digester system for animal waste stabilization and biogas recovery  
An ambient anaerobic digester system for anaerobic digestion of animal waste with biogas production and recovery is provided. The anaerobic digester system includes a substantially flexible bladder...
7316921 Organic waste material treatment system  
A multi-stage process and system for treating organic waste materials includes steps of hydrolyzing the materials in an anaerobic vessel, transferring the liquid product of hydrolysis to an...