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Title: Microbial removal of no.sub.x from gases

Abstract

Disclosed is a process by which a gas containing nitric oxide is contacted with an anaerobic microbial culture of denitrifying bacteria to effect the chemical reduction of the nitric oxide to elemental nitrogen. The process is particularly suited to the removal of nitric oxide from flue gas streams and gas streams from nitric acid plants. Thiobacillus dentrificians as well as other bacteria are disclosed for use in the process.

Inventors:
 [1]
  1. Tulsa, OK
Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Univ. of Tulsa, Tulsa, OK (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
868108
Patent Number(s):
5077208
Assignee:
ABB Environmental Services Inc. (Windsor, CT)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B01 - PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL B01D - SEPARATION
C - CHEMISTRY C12 - BIOCHEMISTRY C12P - FERMENTATION OR ENZYME-USING PROCESSES TO SYNTHESISE A DESIRED CHEMICAL COMPOUND OR COMPOSITION OR TO SEPARATE OPTICAL ISOMERS FROM A RACEMIC MIXTURE {
DOE Contract Number:  
FG22-88PC88945
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
microbial; removal; gases; disclosed; process; gas; containing; nitric; oxide; contacted; anaerobic; culture; denitrifying; bacteria; effect; chemical; reduction; elemental; nitrogen; particularly; suited; flue; streams; acid; plants; thiobacillus; dentrificians; particularly suited; gas containing; nitric acid; gas stream; gas streams; flue gas; nitric oxide; anaerobic microbial; denitrifying bacteria; chemical reduction; elemental nitrogen; /435/

Citation Formats

Sublette, Kerry L. Microbial removal of no.sub.x from gases. United States: N. p., 1991. Web.
Sublette, Kerry L. Microbial removal of no.sub.x from gases. United States.
Sublette, Kerry L. Tue . "Microbial removal of no.sub.x from gases". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/868108.
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year = {1991},
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