Method and apparatus for determining nutrient stimulation of biological processes
Abstract
A method and apparatus for determining the nutrients to stimulate microorganisms in a particular environment. A representative sample of microorganisms from a particular environment are contacted with multiple support means wherein each support means has intimately associated with the surface of the support means a different nutrient composition for said microorganisms in said sample. The multiple support means is allowed to remain in contact with the microorganisms in the sample for a time period sufficient to measure differences in microorganism effects for the multiple support means. Microorganism effects for the multiple support means are then measured and compared. The invention is particularly adaptable to being conducted in situ. The additional steps of regulating nutrients added to the particular environment of microorganisms can enhance the desired results. Biological systems particularly suitable for this invention are bioremediation, biologically enhanced oil recovery, biological leaching of metals, and agricultural bioprocesses.
- Inventors:
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- Idaho Falls, ID
- Bozeman, MT
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Idaho National Laboratory (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 871223
- Patent Number(s):
- 5686299
- Assignee:
- Lockheed Idaho Technologies Company (Idaho Falls, ID)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B09 - DISPOSAL OF SOLID WASTE B09C - RECLAMATION OF CONTAMINATED SOIL
C - CHEMISTRY C09 - DYES C09K - MATERIALS FOR MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATIONS, NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC07-94ID13223
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- method; apparatus; determining; nutrient; stimulation; biological; processes; nutrients; stimulate; microorganisms; particular; environment; representative; sample; contacted; multiple; support; means; intimately; associated; surface; composition; allowed; remain; contact; time; period; sufficient; measure; differences; microorganism; effects; measured; compared; particularly; adaptable; conducted; situ; additional; steps; regulating; added; enhance; desired; results; systems; suitable; bioremediation; biologically; enhanced; oil; recovery; leaching; metals; agricultural; bioprocesses; representative sample; particularly adaptable; biological systems; period sufficient; oil recovery; particularly suitable; time period; support means; enhanced oil; particular environment; stimulate microorganisms; biological processes; nutrient composition; desired results; additional steps; nutrient stimulation; intimately associated; additional step; determining nutrient; /435/73/
Citation Formats
Colwell, Frederick S, Geesey, Gill G, Gillis, Richard J, and Lehman, R Michael. Method and apparatus for determining nutrient stimulation of biological processes. United States: N. p., 1997.
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Colwell, Frederick S, Geesey, Gill G, Gillis, Richard J, & Lehman, R Michael. Method and apparatus for determining nutrient stimulation of biological processes. United States.
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"Method and apparatus for determining nutrient stimulation of biological processes". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/871223.
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title = {Method and apparatus for determining nutrient stimulation of biological processes},
author = {Colwell, Frederick S and Geesey, Gill G and Gillis, Richard J and Lehman, R Michael},
abstractNote = {A method and apparatus for determining the nutrients to stimulate microorganisms in a particular environment. A representative sample of microorganisms from a particular environment are contacted with multiple support means wherein each support means has intimately associated with the surface of the support means a different nutrient composition for said microorganisms in said sample. The multiple support means is allowed to remain in contact with the microorganisms in the sample for a time period sufficient to measure differences in microorganism effects for the multiple support means. Microorganism effects for the multiple support means are then measured and compared. The invention is particularly adaptable to being conducted in situ. The additional steps of regulating nutrients added to the particular environment of microorganisms can enhance the desired results. Biological systems particularly suitable for this invention are bioremediation, biologically enhanced oil recovery, biological leaching of metals, and agricultural bioprocesses.},
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year = {Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1997},
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