Liquid purification or separation – Processes – Ion exchange or selective sorption
Patent
1994-09-12
1995-03-07
Nessler, Cynthia L.
Liquid purification or separation
Processes
Ion exchange or selective sorption
210922, 210924, 210690, C02F 128
Patent
active
053955358
ABSTRACT:
A product and a process is disclosed for the purpose of biodegrading organic chemical spills on water or land in situ. The product is a dried, macerated plant or vegetable material having a small oil or wax content enabling it to preferentially absorb oil in the presence of water. The product, specifically cotton gin trash, carries a microbial inoculum consisting of indigenous microbes which biodegrade the organic chemical, specifically petroleum hydrocarbons. The process consists of applying the macerated cotton gin trash to the surface of the hydrocarbons floating on water or covering the land. Upon contact of the product with water a dormant inocula of microorganisms are revived. They increase in numbers because of food present in the product, biodegrading the chemical spill in situ.
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Nessler Cynthia L.
Ramsey William S.
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