Methods of degrading napalm B

Patent · Tue Sep 12 00:00:00 EDT 1995

OSTI ID:106679

Tyndall, R L; Vass, A

Methods of degrading napalm and/or trinitrotoluene involve contacting the waste with specific intra-amoebic isolates of ATCC 40908 and/or dispersants derived therefrom. Useful isolates are deposited as ATCC 77529, NAP-1 deposited as ATCC 77526 and 13 deposited as ATCC 77527.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-84OR21400
• Assignee: Martin Marietta Energy Systems, Inc., Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
• Patent Number(s): US 5,449,618/A/
• Application Number: PAN: 8-168,603
• OSTI ID: 106679
• Resource Relation: Other Information: PBD: 12 Sep 1995
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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