Chemistry: molecular biology and microbiology – Process of utilizing an enzyme or micro-organism to destroy... – Destruction of hazardous or toxic waste
Patent
1992-01-13
1994-10-04
Wityshyn, Michael G.
Chemistry: molecular biology and microbiology
Process of utilizing an enzyme or micro-organism to destroy...
Destruction of hazardous or toxic waste
4352625, 423510, 75392, B09B 300, C12S 1300, C01B 1902, C22B 500
Patent
active
053526082
ABSTRACT:
The invention relates to Proteobacteria that show unusually high level resistance to a wide range of metal oxides and oxyanions and to methods using selected subgroups for efficient reduction of certain metal oxides and oxyanions to the free metal. High level resistance was shown to be affected by growth conditions, and was observed in facultative photoheterotrophs such as Rhodobacter sphaeroides grown either chemoheterotrophically or photoheterotrophically.
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Kaplan Samuel
Moore Mark D.
Reardon T. J.
The Board of Regents, The University of Texas
Wityshyn Michael G.
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