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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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....
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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 ...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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