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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 07, 2001
Filed:
May. 07, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Ronald M. Atlas, Louisville, KY (US);
David J. Boron, Woodbridge, VA (US);
William R. Deever, Beaumont, TX (US);
Axel R. Johnson, N. Babylon, NY (US);
Beverly Lynn McFarland, Davis, CA (US);
Jarold A. Meyer, Martinez, CA (US);
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B09B 3/00 ; C12N 1/104 ; C12N 1/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B09B 3/00 ; C12N 1/104 ; C12N 1/00 ;
Abstract
A method for removing sulfur from liquid compositions containing aliphatic or cylic organic sulfur-containing compounds, e.g., dibenzothiophene includes activating the sulfur-containing compound by oxidizing either the organic sulfur or adjacent carbon atoms in the presence of a suitable active biocatalyst (ie., microorganism, enzyme, etc.) followed by treating of the activated compound by techniques such as fluidized catalytic cracking so as to remove the sulfur therefrom.