Chemistry: molecular biology and microbiology – Process of utilizing an enzyme or micro-organism to destroy... – Destruction of hazardous or toxic waste
Patent
1991-05-07
1992-02-04
Lilling, Herbert J.
Chemistry: molecular biology and microbiology
Process of utilizing an enzyme or micro-organism to destroy...
Destruction of hazardous or toxic waste
435171, 435254, 435911, C12P 102, C12R 1645, C12N 116
Patent
active
050859986
ABSTRACT:
There is provided a process for biodegradation of TNT (2,4,6-Trinitrotoluene) wherein the biodegradation is done utilizing the fungus Phanerochaete chrysosporium strain BKM F-1767, wherein waste containing TNT is treated with the fungus under predetermined conditioning and for a time period sufficient for biodegradation to occur rendering the waste ecologically acceptable to the environment.
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Aust Steven D.
Fernando Tudor
Karr Leslie A.
Lebron Carmen A.
Kalmbaugh David S.
Lilling Herbert J.
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of
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