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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 28, 1976
Filed:
May. 07, 1975
Applicant:
Inventors:
Teh Fu Yen, Altadena, CA (US);
Milo Don Appleman, Los Angeles, CA (US);
John Eugene Findley, San Gabriel, CA (US);
Assignee:
The University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
195 / ; 166246 ;
Abstract
The invention relates to a method for converting oil shale into a fuel by contacting oil shale with a bacteria capable of producing an acid that will dissolve a portion of the inorganic lattice structure of oil shale which is thereby made porous or sponge-like in structure to expose combustible bitumen and kerogen therein.