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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 25, 1994
Filed:
Mar. 12, 1992
Applicant:
Inventor:
John J Kilbane, II, Woodstock, IL (US);
Assignee:
Institute of Gas Technology, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12S / ; C10G / ; C10L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
435282 ; 435281 ; 435262 ; 44622 ;
Abstract
A microbial process for selective cleavage of organic C--S bonds which may be used for reducing the sulfur content of sulfur-containing organic carbonaceous materials, Microorganisms of Rhodococcus rhodochrous and Bacillus sphaericus have been found which have the ability of selective cleavage of organic C--S bonds. Particularly preferred microorganisms are Rhodococcus rhodochrous strain ATCC 53968 and Bacillus sphaericus strain ATCC 53969 and their derivatives.