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Title: Water treatment process and system for metals removal using Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Abstract

A process and a system for removal of metals from ground water or from soil by bioreducing or bioaccumulating the metals using metal tolerant microorganisms Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Saccharomyces cerevisiae is tolerant to the metals, able to bioreduce the metals to the less toxic state and to accumulate them. The process and the system is useful for removal or substantial reduction of levels of chromium, molybdenum, cobalt, zinc, nickel, calcium, strontium, mercury and copper in water.

Inventors:
 [1];  [1]
  1. Livermore, CA
Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
874400
Patent Number(s):
6383388
Assignee:
The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, CA)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
C - CHEMISTRY C02 - TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE C02F - TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE
Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y10 - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC Y10S - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
DOE Contract Number:  
W-7405-ENG-48
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
water; treatment; process; metals; removal; saccharomyces; cerevisiae; ground; soil; bioreducing; bioaccumulating; metal; tolerant; microorganisms; bioreduce; toxic; accumulate; useful; substantial; reduction; levels; chromium; molybdenum; cobalt; zinc; nickel; calcium; strontium; mercury; copper; substantial reduction; ground water; water treatment; /210/435/

Citation Formats

Krauter, Paula A. W., and Krauter, Gordon W. Water treatment process and system for metals removal using Saccharomyces cerevisiae. United States: N. p., 2002. Web.
Krauter, Paula A. W., & Krauter, Gordon W. Water treatment process and system for metals removal using Saccharomyces cerevisiae. United States.
Krauter, Paula A. W., and Krauter, Gordon W. Tue . "Water treatment process and system for metals removal using Saccharomyces cerevisiae". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/874400.
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