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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 11, 2002
Filed:
Mar. 09, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Floriane Solano-Serena, Nanterre, FR;
Rémy Marchal, Chatou, FR;
Jean-Paul Vandecasteele, Fourqueux, FR;
Assignee:
Institut Francais du Petrole, Rueil-Malmaison Cedex, FR;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12S 1/300 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12S 1/300 ;
Abstract
A process for treating hydrocarbon-containing effluents that comprise isoalkanes to reduce the hydrocarbon concentration at least partly is described, characterized in that in the presence of a suitable substrate, a CIP-I-2126 bacterium is grown, and the hydrocarbons that are contained in the effluents are degraded by the biomass of said bacteria that is thus produced. Application for pollution control of water and soil contaminated by hydrocarbons and optionally by ethers that come from a gasoline, kerosene and/or gas oil fraction.