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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. 02, 1989
Filed:
Jan. 22, 1985
Applicant:
Inventor:
William M Menger, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
Houston Industries Incorporated, Houston, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12P / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
435167 ; 210603 ; 210630 ; 48210 ; 585943 ;
Abstract
A method for carrying out biochemical reaction is disclosed. The method includes placing a suitable substrate in a cavity formed in a subterranean formation, inoculating the substrate with a culture of microorganisms, maintaining conditions suitable for the growth of the microorganisms, allowing the microorganisms to grow in the substrate in the cavity, and recovering a biochemical product formed thereby. The method is especially suitable for the conversion of alkali-oxidized or hydrolyzed coal, such as lignite, to methane.