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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 1996
Filed:
Mar. 09, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Francis S Lupton, Evanston, IL (US);
William G Sheridan, Glen Ellyn, IL (US);
Marion R Surgi, Evanston, IL (US);
Assignee:
AlliedSignal Inc., Morris Township, Morris County, NJ (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C02F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
210616 ; 210150 ; 210909 ;
Abstract
Tis invention relates to a process for reducing the concentration of an organic pollutant such as phenol in an aqueous stream which comprises passing the stream through a bioreacter containing a plurality of biologically active particles comprising a hydrophobic polyurethane substrate having an effective amount of one or more aerobic microorganism capable of metabolizing at least one of said organic materials on; in or on and in said substrate in the absence or in the substantial absence of a carbon absorbent.