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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 06, 2008
Filed:
Jun. 02, 2004
Applicants:
Darwin Lyew, Montreal, CA;
Francoise Fayolle, Clamart, FR;
Serge Guiot, Montreal, CA;
Frederic Monot, Nanterre, FR;
Inventors:
Darwin Lyew, Montreal, CA;
Francoise Fayolle, Clamart, FR;
Serge Guiot, Montreal, CA;
Frederic Monot, Nanterre, FR;
Assignee:
Institute Francais du Petrole, Rueil Malmaison Cedex, FR;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12S 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
To reduce the concentration of methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE) or tert-amyl methyl ether (TAME) in an aquifer polluted by these ethers, a new mineral support for fixing bacteria, and in particularI-2562, said mineral support comprising perlite, is used in a biobarrier- or biofilter-type process.