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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 31, 1982
Filed:
Oct. 24, 1980
Applicant:
Inventors:
Ching-Tsang Hou, Edison, NJ (US);
Ramesh N Patel, 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 ...
435123 ; 435250 ; 435253 ; 435822 ; 435858 ;
Abstract
A process is disclosed for the microbiological epoxidation of C.sub.2 -C.sub.4 n-alkenes, dienes and vinyl aromatic compounds by contacting, under aerobic conditions, in an aqueous medium containing microorganisms or enzyme preparations derived therefrom, wherein the microorganisms have been aerobically cultivated in a nutrient medium containing methane. The microorganisms used are newly isolated methane-utilizing obligate and facultative methylotrophs.