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Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 1994

Filed:

Sep. 04, 1992
Applicant:
Inventors:

Robert M Hunter, Bozeman, MT (US);

Frank M Stewart, Bozeman, MT (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12P / ; C12P / ; C02F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
435166 ; 435167 ; 435170 ; 4352625 ; 210601 ; 210605 ; 210610 ;
Abstract

A method for bioremediation of hazardous wastes is disclosed. The method can be used for anaerobic treatment of a liquid or slurry hazardous waste stream (e.g., industrial wastewater or sludge) or for treatment of contaminated groundwater. Removal of halogenated (e.g., chlorinated) hydrocarbons, such as tetrachloroethylene, trichloroethylene, 1,1,1-trichloroethane and similar xenobiotics is possible. The method involves biotransformation of (dehalogenation) halogenated hydrocarbons by means of natural methanogenic bacteria, Methanosarcina barkeri strain 227 and/or Methanosarcina vacuolata. These methanogens can accomplish cometabolism of chlorinated hydrocarbons during metabolism of a primary substrate such as hydrogen-carbon dioxide, methanol, methylamine, dimethylamine, trimethylamine and acetate. Reductive dechlorination, energy conservation and control of air pollution are accomplished.


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Hunter, Robert. (1994). Microbial dehalogenation using methanosarcina (U.S. Patent No. 5342769). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/5342769

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