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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2009
Filed:
Feb. 03, 2006
Applicants:
Michael Bramucci, Boothwyn, PA (US);
Vasantha Nagarajan, Wilmington, DE (US);
Inventors:
Michael Bramucci, Boothwyn, PA (US);
Vasantha Nagarajan, Wilmington, DE (US);
Assignee:
E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A62D 3/00 (2007.01); A62D 3/02 (2007.01); B09B 3/00 (2006.01); B09C 1/10 (2006.01); C02F 3/34 (2006.01); C10G 32/00 (2006.01); C12N 1/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A microbial consortium for the biodegradation of sulfonated aliphatic-aromatic co-polyesters having greater than 60 mol percent aromatic acid content based on the total acid content of the co-polyester, created by applying selective pressure. Methods to biodegrade sulfonated aliphatic-aromatic co-polyesters using microbial consortium SPDC-1 are provided.