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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 26, 2021
Filed:
Aug. 07, 2019
Applicant:
Gross-wen Technologies, Inc., Slater, IA (US);
Inventors:
Martin Gross, Boone, IA (US);
Zhiyou Wen, Ames, IA (US);
Xuefei Zhao, Ames, IA (US);
Max Thomas Gangestad, Boone, IA (US);
Assignee:
Gross-Wen Technologies, Inc., Slater, IA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C02F 3/32 (2006.01); A01G 33/00 (2006.01); C02F 3/08 (2006.01); A01D 44/00 (2006.01); C02F 101/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C02F 3/322 (2013.01); A01D 44/00 (2013.01); A01G 33/00 (2013.01); C02F 3/08 (2013.01); C02F 2101/105 (2013.01); C02F 2203/006 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of using microorganisms to remove a pollutant from a fluid by exposing microorganisms to a fluid containing a pollutant, the microorganisms uptake the pollutant, then the microorganisms are exposed to a condition in order to stimulate the microorganisms to release the pollutant. Furthermore, the microorganisms are harvested and used as a foodstuff for human and animal consumption.