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5804432 Method and apparatus for treating contaminated water  
A method and apparatus for treating contaminated water which includes a bioreactor containing contaminant eating bacteria. The contaminated water is introduced into the lower portion of the...
5804435 Method for obtaining organic solvent-resistant microorganisms and organic solvent-resistant microorganisms obtainable by the method  
The present invention provides a method for obtaining organic solvent resistant microorganisms which comprises subjecting a microbial parent strain to mutagenesis and then to selective cultivation...
5804434 Process for removing solvent from soil and debris  
A process for removing solvent from soil and debris comprised of the steps of removing the solvent by soil vapor extraction and then washing the soil with a mixture of solvent eating bacteria,...
5801051 Method and apparatus for cleaning a filter aid  
A method for removing organic contaminants including yeast cells from a particulate filter aid such as kieselguhr includes steps of producing an aqueous suspension of the contaminated filter aid,...
5792650 Method for treating waste water  
The present invention relates to a method of treatment of waste water which is characterized by removal of both organic substances and phosphorus from phosphorus-containing organic waste water by...
5789239 Composition and process for the avoidance of slime formation and/or for the removal of biofilm in water-bearing systems  
The present invention relates to the use of at least one enzyme component from the group consisting of carbohydrases, proteases, lipases and glycol proteases and a short-chained glycol component...
5789236 Process of using sulfide-oxidizing bacteria  
A bacterial culture which comprises a Campylobacter-like species is provided. The bacterial culture is capable of oxidizing a sulfide compound in a fluid such as, for example, a produced brine....
5772782 Method for remediating contaminated material  
A method for removing contaminating material from a combination material containing the contaminating material and a reusable material includes placing the combination material in an enclosed...
5770437 Enzyme composition for the treatment of sticky cotton fiber and method for the treatment of sticky cotton fiber with such enzyme composition  
An enzyme composition and a means of reducing the stickiness of honeydew contaminated cotton is disclosed. The composition includes, and the method uses, enzymes such as transglucosidases and...
5766929 Compositions and method for bioremediation of halogen contaminated soils  
The present invention is for bioremediation method and compositions for promoting activity in indigenous micro-organisms, causing the micro-organisms to degrade organic contaminants. The...
5766931 Composition and methods for destroying hydrogen peroxide  
Compositions and methods for destroying hydrogen peroxide, for example, contact lens disinfecting amounts of hydrogen peroxide, are disclosed. The present invention utilizes non-mammalian-derived...
5763259 Bio-metallurgical process in which bio-oxidation of mineral compounds is produced  
The present invention relates to a process for bio-oxidating insoluble mineral compounds from ores comprising the steps of: a) conditioning the ore with an acidic solution; b) adding a...
5759800 Strains of Acinetobacter species (bicoccum), Arthrobacter species, and Rhodococcus species, and a method for biological purification from oil spills and pollutions, using said strains  
The strains of Actinetobacter species (bicoccus) B-6445, Arthrobacter species S-1212, and Rhodococcus species S-1213 were deposited on Jan. 1, 1993 in the All-Union Collection at the All-Union...
5759540 Method and case for disinfection of contact lenses  
A method and case for disinfection of contact lenses wherein the contact lenses are placed in a double chamber filled with cleaning fluid, for example, hydrogen peroxide, with the case comprising a...
5753494 Method and apparatus for treating contaminated soils with ozone  
A method and an apparatus for continuously treating an organic compound contaminated soil heap with an ozone containing gas using a closed loop gas recycle system.
5746972 Compositions and methods for disinfecting and cleaning contact lenses  
Compositions and methods for disinfecting and cleaning contact lenses include a liquid medium containing hydrogen peroxide and a defined ethylene oxide/propylene oxide block copolymer. An...
5733741 Thermocellulolytic bacteria and their uses  
Thermus aquaticus biovar. Nov. SK542 (FERM BP-3382) is an absolute aerobic bacteria. It grows at temperature limit of 40°-82° C. in a normal concentration medium, but its best growth is achieved...
RE35747 Method for determining tissue of origin and presence and extent of cellular abnormalities  
A biochemical procedure for identification and characterization of cells in a biopsy or sample of a body fluid. The method can be used to determine cell type, i.e. epidermal, neuronal; tissue of...
5719110 Contact lens care compositions with inositol phosphate components  
Compositions and methods for caring for a contact lens include an inositol phosphate component in an amount effective to at least facilitate the beneficial treatment of the lens.
5718895 Enzymes with low isoelectric points for use in contact lens cleaning  
Compositions containing an ophthalmically acceptable, modified enzyme exhibiting a low pI and methods involving the combined use of these compositions with a polymeric antimicrobial agent, are...
5716840 Disposable oil pan with bio-remediation filler  
An inexpensive and disposable oil pan used for the collection and disposal of used motor oil drained from an automobile's crankcase. The preferred oil pan is formed from a cut-out of lightweight...
5704989 Closed loop surface cleaning system  
A method for removing contaminants from a surface such as pavement using a portable closed-loop system which is transported to the location to be cleaned by a vehicle. The method includes storing a...
5702605 Slime hydrolase producing bacterium and process for producing slime hydrolase  
A novel bacterium that can produce an enzyme having a wide specificity and being capable of decomposing slimes originating in various molds, yeasts and the like, more particularly, a novel...
5688660 Method for determining product biodegradability  
A method is directed to a measurement of the biodegradation of a product organic carbon source by the measurement of the change in conductivity of a solution that has absorbed carbon dioxide...
5688290 Degradation resistant detergent compositions based on cellulase enzymes  
Disclosed are detergent compositions containing a combination of exo-cellobiohydrolase I type cellulase components and endoglucanase type components wherein the exo-cellobiohydrolase I type...
5686293 Sulfide-oxidizing bacteria  
A bacterial culture which comprises a Campylobacter-like species is provided. The bacterial culture is capable of oxidizing a sulfide compound in a fluid such as, for example, a produced brine....
5674740 Enzymatic decomposition of polycarbonate resin  
A polycarbonate resin, such as a poly(tetramethylene carbonate) resin, is enzymatically decomposed by contacting the polycarbonate resin with at least one enzyme selected from porcine pancreas...
5674833 Detergent compositions containing protease and novel inhibitors for use therein  
A detergent composition and additive comprising a protease and a reversible protease inhibitor of the peptide or protein type, wherein the ratio of the dissociation constant to the protease...
5668009 Methods for treating cotton-containing fabrics with CBH I enriched cellulase  
Disclosed are improved methods for treating cotton-containing fabrics as well as the fabrics produced from these methods. In particular, the disclosed methods are directed to contacting...
5656486 Method of treating and conditioning poultry manure to form a composition for biodegrading petroleum compounds  
The present invention entails a method for treating and conditioning poultry manure to form an organic product that is capable of biologically removing hydrocarbon based molecules from soils and...
5656490 Enzyme compositions and methods for biodegradation separation of natural fibers and adsorbed petroleum products  
A method is presented for releasing petroleum and hydrocarbon products sorbed onto or entrained by organic natural fibers in an aqueous medium through the use of enzymes to degrade the organic...
5654192 Composition containing a surface active compound and glycolipids and decontamination process for a porous medium polluted by hydrocarbons  
The invention relates to a decontamination process for a porous medium polluted by hydrocarbons according to a composition containing a surface active agent as glycolipids in their crude or...
5646038 Process for bleaching surfactant solutions  
The invention relates to a process for bleaching aqueous surfactant solutions using hydrogen peroxide, specific decomposition of the unreacted hydrogen peroxide and/or oxidizing secondary products...
5643777 Thermostable protease from thermococcus  
This invention is within the field of thermostable proteases. More specifically, the present invention relates to a thermostable protease from Thermococcus celer, Thermococcus stetteri or...
5641679 Methods for bio-remediation  
The present invention relates to the aerobic reaction of compounds such as aromatic, nitro-aromatic, halo-aromatic, aliphatic and halo-aliphatic compounds with a microorganism, the microorganism...
5637497 Apparatus and method for cleaning and disinfecting contact lenses  
A lens storage container having an interior coated with an enzymatic cleaning composition useful for cleaning and disinfecting contact lenses.
5637498 Method for biological cleaning of a contaminated gas flow  
The invention relates to a method for biological cleaning of a gas flow containing at least one contaminant by: i) placing the gas flow containing contamination in contact with liquid, wherein the...
5633164 Methods for fluid phase biodegradation  
The present invention relates to the aerobic reaction of compounds such as aromatic, nitro-aromatic, halo-aromatic, aliphatic and halo-aliphatic compounds with a microorganism, the microorganism...
5624843 Nutrient additives for bioremediation of hydrocarbon contaminated waters  
The biodegradation of hydrocarbon contaminated water is enhanced by the adding to the contaminated water a hydrocarbon solution of (a) a mixture of a sorbitan ester of a C 7 to C 22 ...
5624844 Process for demetalizing a fossil fuel  
The invention relates to a method of removing metals from a fossil fuel comprising the steps of contacting the fossil fuel with an oxygenase which degrades porphyrin molecules under conditions...
5618726 Biodegradable azo dyes  
A composition comprises an azo dye having a lignin-like substitution pattern and an environmentally common microbe, such as Streptomyces or Phanerochaete chrysosporium. The composition may also...
5616498 Biological removal of dihalocarboxylic acid irritants  
Contaminating trace amounts of byproduct dihalocarboxylic acids or salts thereof are removed from aqueous solutions which comprise less than 1,000 ppm of same and at least 20% by weight of amino...
5616497 Method of chelating a metal ion to form a chelate and biodegrading the chelate  
Chelants represented by Formula 1b: ##STR1## are determined to be biodegradable when Distance A is from about 3.8×10 -10 to about 4.6×10 -10 m, Distance B is from about 5.1×10 -10 to about...
5614410 Bioremediation of soil or groundwater contaminated with compounds in creosote by two-stage biodegradation  
A process for remediating contaminated soil or groundwater using a strain of Pseudomonas paucimobilis designated NRRL B-18512 is disclosed. Further, the process is a two stage sequential process...
5610065 Integrated chemical/biological treatment of organic waste  
A process for improved remediation of polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbon and/or polychlorinated hydrocarbon contaminated solid materials by integrated chemical/biological treatment comprising...
5610062 Dispersant solutions for dispersing hydrocarbons  
A dispersant solution includes a hydrocarbon dispersing solution derived from a bacterium from ATCC 75527, ATCC 75529, or ATCC 55638.
5610064 Bacterium useful in the removal of sulphur black dye from a substrate  
Bacteria capable of reducing the concentration of sulphur black dye in a substrate when contacted with the substrate are provided. The subject bacteria may be either aerobic or anaerobic and reduce...
5599402 Method for cleaning plate heat exchangers  
The method for cleaning of heat exchangers after passage of fluid, pulpy material through the heat exchangers is characterized by the fact that the heat exchangers are exposed to a cip (cleaning in...
5597728 Methods for biodegradation separation of natural fibers to release particulate contamination  
A method is presented for releasing petroleum and hydrocarbon products sorbed onto or entrained by natural fibers in an aqueous medium through the use of enzymes to degrade the natural fiber...
5597720 Alkaline protease from bacillus sp. PD498, method of making and method of use  
An alkaline protease has been isolated from Bacillus sp. PD 498 which has a mass of 34 kD by SDS-PAGE, a pH optimum of 9-11, a pI of 9.3, and a temperature optimum of 40°-55° C. The protease has...
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