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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 16, 2000
Filed:
Dec. 16, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Giulio Prosperi, Rome, IT;
Marcello Camilli, Grotta Ferrata, IT;
Francesco Crescenzi, Rome, IT;
Eugenio Fascetti, Rome, IT;
Filippo Porcelli, Rome, IT;
Pasquale Sacceddu, Monterotondo (Rome), IT;
Assignee:
EniTecnologie S.p.A., San Donato Mil.se, IT;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12P / ; C11D / ; B01F / ; B01F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
435 84 ; 435 72 ; 435 74 ; 435135 ; 435170 ; 4352521 ; 435101 ; 510470 ; 510471 ; 516 69 ; 516 70 ; 516 72 ; 516 73 ; 516203 ; 516204 ; 516914 ; 516915 ; 516917 ; 516918 ;
Abstract
The invention relates to a new lipopolysaccaride biosurfactant, a strain of Acinetobacter calcoaceticus which produces this biosurfactant, and a process for its preparation. The biosurfactant has a high emulsifying capacity, it promotes the biodegradation of hydrocarbons in water and favors the adhesion of microorganisms to the water/oil interface.