Molecular biological enhancement of coal biodesulfurization. Seventh quarter report, May--July 1990

Technical Report · Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 1990

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/10107280· OSTI ID:10107280

Kilbane, J J; Bielaga, B A

The overall objective of this project is to sue molecular genetics to develop strains of bacteria with enhanced ability to remove sulfur from coal and to obtain data that will allow the performance and economics of a coal biodesulfurization process to be predicted. The work planned for the current quarter (May 1990 to July 1990) includes the following activities: (1) Construct a cloning vector that can be used in Rhodococcus rhodochrous IGTS8 from the small cryptic plasmid found in Rhodococcus rhodochrous ATCC 190607; (2) Develop techniques for the genetic analysis of IGTS8; (3) Continue biochemical experiments, particularly those that may allow the identification of desulfurization-related enzymes; (4) Continue experiments with coal to determine the kinetics of organic sulfur removal.

• Research Organization: Institute of Gas Technology, Chicago, IL (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC22-88PC88891
• OSTI ID: 10107280
• Report Number(s): DOE/PC/88891--T7; ON: DE92004371
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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01 COAL, LIGNITE, AND PEAT
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59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
BACTERIA
BIODEGRADATION
CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS
CLONING
COAL
DESULFURIZATION
ENZYMES
GENETIC ENGINEERING
MICROBIOLOGY
ORGANIC SULFUR COMPOUNDS
PLASMIDS
PROGRESS REPORT
PURIFICATION AND UPGRADING