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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 1981
Filed:
Mar. 27, 1979
Applicant:
Inventors:
Ramesh N Patel, Edison, NJ (US);
Ching-Tsang Hou, Edison, NJ (US);
Allen I Laskin, New York, NY (US);
Assignee:
Exxon Research & Engineering Co., Florham Park, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12P / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
435148 ; 435150 ; 435157 ; 435160 ; 435161 ; 435189 ; 435858 ;
Abstract
Disclosed is a process for the microbiological oxidation of C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkanes and cycloalkanes by contacting said C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkanes or cycloalkanes, under aerobic conditions, in the presence of microorganisms or enzyme preparations derived therefrom, wherein said microorganisms have been aerobically grown in a nutrient containing methane. The microorganisms are newly isolated obligative and facultative methylotrophs.