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Large scale solubilization of coal and bioconversion to utilizable energy. Fifth quarterly technical progress report, October 1, 1994--December 31, 1994

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:10117593
In order to develop a system for a large scale coal solubilization and its bioconversion to utilizable fuel, the authors plan to clone the genes encoding Neurospora protein that facilitate depolymerization of coal. The authors also plan to use desulfurizing bacteria to remove the sulfur in situ and use other microorganisms to convert biosolubilized coal into utilizable energy following an approach utilizing several microorganisms. In addition the product of coal solubilized by fungus will be characterized to determine their chemical nature and the mechanism of reaction catalyzed by fungal product during in vivo and in vitro solubilization by the fungus or purified fungal protein.
Research Organization:
South Carolina Univ., Columbia, SC (United States). Dept. of Biological Sciences
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
FG22-93PC93224
OSTI ID:
10117593
Report Number(s):
DOE/PC/93224--T5; ON: DE95006940
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English