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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:
Feb. 04, 1992
Filed:
May. 07, 1991
Applicant:
Inventors:
Carmen A Lebron, Camarillo, CA (US);
Leslie A Karr, Ventura, CA (US);
Tudor Fernando, Logan, UT (US);
Steven D Aust, North Logan, UT (US);
Assignee:
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy, Washington, DC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12P / ; C12R / ; C12N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
435262 ; 435171 ; 435254 ; 435911 ;
Abstract
There is provided a process for biodegradation of TNT (2,4,6-Trinitrotoluene) wherein the biodegradation is done utilizing the fungus Phanerochaete chrysosporium strain BKM F-1767, wherein waste containing TNT is treated with the fungus under predetermined conditioning and for a time period sufficient for biodegradation to occur rendering the waste ecologically acceptable to the environment.