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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 20, 2021
Filed:
Aug. 01, 2014
Applicants:
Lu-kwang Ju, Akron, OH (US);
Majid Hosseini, Cuyahoga Falls, OH (US);
Inventors:
Lu-Kwang Ju, Akron, OH (US);
Majid Hosseini, Cuyahoga Falls, OH (US);
Assignee:
The University of Akron, Akron, OH (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 1/12 (2006.01); C02F 3/32 (2006.01); C02F 3/00 (2006.01); C02F 101/32 (2006.01); C02F 103/10 (2006.01); C02F 103/32 (2006.01); C02F 101/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C02F 3/322 (2013.01); C02F 3/006 (2013.01); C12N 1/12 (2013.01); C02F 2101/301 (2013.01); C02F 2101/32 (2013.01); C02F 2103/10 (2013.01); C02F 2103/32 (2013.01); C02F 2103/322 (2013.01); C02F 2209/001 (2013.01); C02F 2209/02 (2013.01); C02F 2209/06 (2013.01); C02F 2209/22 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for treating an oil-containing medium including oil or grease or both oil and grease includes the steps of combining algae with an oil-containing medium and allowing the algae to engulf or uptake at least a portion of the oil or grease in the oil-containing medium. A mixture for treating oil or grease or both oil and grease includes an oil-containing medium including oil or grease or both oil and grease and phagotrophic algae that engulf or uptake at least a portion of the oil or grease in the oil-containing medium.