Aerobic microorganism for the degradation of chlorinated aliphatic hydrocarbons

Patent Application · Wed Oct 12 00:00:00 EDT 1988

OSTI ID:5452816

Fliermans, C B

This invention pertains to a chlorinated aliphatic hydrocarbon-degrading microorganism, having American Type Culture Collection accession numbers ATCC 53570 and 53571, in a biologically pure culture aseptically collected from a deep subsurface habitat and enhanced, mineralizes trichloroethylene and tetrachloroethylene to HCl, H{sub 2}O and CO{sub 2} under aerobic conditions stimulated by methane, acetate, methanol, tryptone-yeast extract, propane and propane-methane.

• Research Organization: Du Pont de Nemours (E.I.) and Co., Aiken, SC (United States). Savannah River Plant
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC09-76SR00001
• Assignee: Dept. of Energy
• Patent Number(s): PATENTS-US-A7256429
• Application Number: ON: DE91017353; PPN: US 7-256429
• OSTI ID: 5452816
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
CHLORINATED ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBONS
BIODEGRADATION
AEROBIC DIGESTION
CARBON DIOXIDE
CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
CHEMICAL WASTES
DECOMPOSITION
GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY
GROUND WATER
HYDROCHLORIC ACID
INVENTIONS
METHANE
METHANOL
MICROORGANISMS
PROPANE
WATER
ALCOHOLS
ALKANES
CARBON COMPOUNDS
CARBON OXIDES
CHALCOGENIDES
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
CHLORINE COMPOUNDS
CHROMATOGRAPHY
DIGESTION
HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
HALOGENATED ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBONS
HYDROCARBONS
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
HYDROXY COMPOUNDS
INORGANIC ACIDS
MANAGEMENT
NONRADIOACTIVE WASTES
ORGANIC CHLORINE COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PROCESSING
SEPARATION PROCESSES
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTE PROCESSING
WASTES
540320* - Environment
Aquatic- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport- (1990-)