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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 15, 2010
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2005
Rita Kumar, New Delhi, IN;
Anil Kumar, New Delhi, IN;
Rita Kumar, New Delhi, IN;
Anil Kumar, New Delhi, IN;
Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi, IN;
Abstract
The present invention relates to an environment friendly, safe, and efficient four-step method of bio-bleaching Kraft pulp using the following strains of bacteria: (a), MTCC 5094, (b), MTCC 5095, (c), MTCC 5096, (d), MTCC 5098. The present invention also provides a microbial consortium comprising a synergistic mixture of ligninolytic bacterial isolates, MTCC 5094,, MTCC 5095, and, MTCC 5098, or comprising bacterial strains, MTCC 5096,, MTCC 5094,, MTCC 5095, and, MTCC 5098, and a process for preparing an inoculum of the bacterial isolate, MTCC 5096. Also provided is a process for the preparation of a consortium comprising the ligninolytic bacterial isolates, MTCC 5094,, MTCC 5095, and, MTCC 5098, as well as a process for the preparation of a pulp suspension for bio-bleaching.