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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2026

Filed:

Feb. 23, 2022
Applicant:

Tersus Environmental Llc, Wake Forest, NC (US);

Inventors:

Gary M. Birk, Wake Forest, NC (US);

David F. Alden, Worcester, MA (US);

Lucas Collin Condes, Norman, OK (US);

Michael Taylor Warren, Norman, OK (US);

Jeffrey Harry Harwell, Norman, OK (US);

Assignee:

Tersus Environmental LLC, Wake Forrest, NC (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 19/00 (2006.01); B01D 63/02 (2006.01); B01D 69/02 (2006.01); B01F 23/41 (2022.01); B09C 1/00 (2006.01); B09C 1/10 (2006.01); C02F 3/00 (2023.01); C02F 3/28 (2023.01); C09K 8/86 (2006.01); C09K 17/50 (2006.01); C02F 101/00 (2006.01); C02F 101/38 (2006.01); C02F 103/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C09K 17/50 (2013.01); B01D 19/0031 (2013.01); B01D 19/0036 (2013.01); B01D 63/02 (2013.01); B01D 69/02 (2013.01); B01F 23/4105 (2022.01); B01F 23/4145 (2022.01); B09C 1/002 (2013.01); B09C 1/10 (2013.01); C02F 3/28 (2013.01); C09K 8/86 (2013.01); B01D 2325/38 (2013.01); B09C 2101/00 (2013.01); C02F 2101/003 (2013.01); C02F 2101/38 (2013.01); C02F 2103/06 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method and a system for in-situ remediation of recalcitrant organic and inorganic contaminants in an environmental medium are disclosed. Dissolved gases from water and an oil are removed to form degassed water and a degassed oil. The degassed water and the degassed oil are mixed to form a surfactant-free oil-in water emulsion. The surfactant-free oil-in-water emulsion is injected into the environmental medium, thereby producing anaerobic conditions to cause indigenous anerobic bacteria to biodegrade residual concentrations of the contaminants in the environmental medium.


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