Method and compositions for the degradation of tributyl phosphate in chemical waste mixtures
Abstract
A method and process for the degradation of tributyl phosphate in an organic waste mixture and a biologically pure, novel bacteria culture for accomplishing the same. A newly-discovered bacteria (a strain of Acinetobacter sp. ATCC 55587) is provided which is combined in a reactor vessel with a liquid waste mixture containing tributyl phosphate and one or more organic waste compounds capable of functioning as growth substrates for the bacteria. The bacteria is thereafter allowed to incubate within the waste mixture. As a result, the tributyl phosphate and organic compounds within the waste mixture are metabolized (degraded) by the bacteria, thereby eliminating such materials which are environmentally hazardous. In addition, the bacteria is capable of degrading waste mixtures containing high quantities of tributyl phosphate (e.g. up to about 1.0% by weight tributyl phosphate).
- Inventors:
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- Idaho Falls, ID
- Zurich, CH
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Idaho National Lab. (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 870084
- Patent Number(s):
- 5453375
- Assignee:
- Lockheed Idaho Technologies Company (Idaho Falls, ID)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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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 {
A - HUMAN NECESSITIES A62 - LIFE-SAVING A62D - CHEMICAL MEANS FOR EXTINGUISHING FIRES OR FOR COMBATING OR PROTECTING AGAINST HARMFUL CHEMICAL AGENTS
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC07-94ID13223
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- method; compositions; degradation; tributyl; phosphate; chemical; waste; mixtures; process; organic; mixture; biologically; pure; novel; bacteria; culture; accomplishing; newly-discovered; strain; acinetobacter; sp; atcc; 55587; provided; combined; reactor; vessel; liquid; containing; compounds; capable; functioning; growth; substrates; thereafter; allowed; incubate; result; metabolized; degraded; eliminating; materials; environmentally; hazardous; addition; degrading; quantities; weight; compounds capable; biologically pure; waste mixture; tributyl phosphate; organic compound; mixture containing; organic compounds; reactor vessel; liquid waste; organic waste; mixtures containing; chemical waste; /435/210/
Citation Formats
Stoner, Daphne L, and Tien, Albert J. Method and compositions for the degradation of tributyl phosphate in chemical waste mixtures. United States: N. p., 1995.
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Stoner, Daphne L, & Tien, Albert J. Method and compositions for the degradation of tributyl phosphate in chemical waste mixtures. United States.
Stoner, Daphne L, and Tien, Albert J. Sun .
"Method and compositions for the degradation of tributyl phosphate in chemical waste mixtures". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/870084.
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abstractNote = {A method and process for the degradation of tributyl phosphate in an organic waste mixture and a biologically pure, novel bacteria culture for accomplishing the same. A newly-discovered bacteria (a strain of Acinetobacter sp. ATCC 55587) is provided which is combined in a reactor vessel with a liquid waste mixture containing tributyl phosphate and one or more organic waste compounds capable of functioning as growth substrates for the bacteria. The bacteria is thereafter allowed to incubate within the waste mixture. As a result, the tributyl phosphate and organic compounds within the waste mixture are metabolized (degraded) by the bacteria, thereby eliminating such materials which are environmentally hazardous. In addition, the bacteria is capable of degrading waste mixtures containing high quantities of tributyl phosphate (e.g. up to about 1.0% by weight tributyl phosphate).},
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place = {United States},
year = {1995},
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