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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 04, 2024
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2018
Applicant:
Locus Solutions Ipco, Llc, Solon, OH (US);
Inventors:
Sean Farmer, North Miami Beach, FL (US);
Ken Alibek, Solon, OH (US);
Samal Ibragimova, Solon, OH (US);
Assignee:
LOCUS SOLUTIONS IPCO, LLC, Solon, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C22B 3/18 (2006.01); C12N 1/16 (2006.01); C12N 1/20 (2006.01); C22B 3/00 (2006.01); C22B 3/02 (2006.01); C22B 11/00 (2006.01); C22B 15/00 (2006.01); C22B 19/20 (2006.01); C22B 26/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C22B 3/18 (2013.01); C12N 1/16 (2013.01); C12N 1/20 (2013.01); C22B 3/02 (2013.01); C22B 11/042 (2013.01); C22B 15/0065 (2013.01); C22B 19/20 (2013.01); C22B 23/0407 (2013.01); C22B 26/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
The subject invention provides safe, environmentally-friendly, compositions and methods for extracting minerals and/or metals from ore. More specifically, the subject invention provides for bioleaching using a composition comprising one or more biosurfactant-producing microorganisms and/or microbial growth by-products. In specific embodiments, the composition comprises biosurfactant-producing yeasts and/or their growth by-products.