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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 11, 1994
Filed:
Apr. 16, 1992
Applicant:
Inventors:
Arokiasamy J Francis, Middle Island, NY (US);
Cleveland J Dodge, Wading River, NY (US);
Assignee:
Associated Universities, Inc., Washington, DC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12P / ; C12N / ; A61L / ; B09B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
435262 ; 435168 ; 4352527 ; 435266 ; 4352625 ; 210611 ; 75392 ; 423-1 ;
Abstract
A process is provided for solubilizing coprecipitated metals. Metals in wastestreams are concentrated by treatment with an iron oxide coprecipitating agent. The coprecipitated metals are solubilized by contacting the coprecipitate with a bacterial culture of a Clostridium species ATCC 53464. The remobilized metals can then be recovered and recycled.