Liquid purification or separation – Processes – Treatment by living organism
Reexamination Certificate
2008-06-10
2008-06-10
Barry, Chester T (Department: 1797)
Liquid purification or separation
Processes
Treatment by living organism
C210S611000, C210S739000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07384556
ABSTRACT:
Systems and methods for co-enhancing contaminant degradation such as LNAPL and DNAPL degradation. Embodiments of the inventive technology may relate to assuring adequate amounts (e.g., concentrations) of certain substances (e.g., nitrogen, electron acceptor, bacteria, microbial substrate) so that degradation of LNAPL and DNAPL is enhanced as intended. Any of the inventive methods may involve the amendment of groundwater with one or more particular substance (uric acid, electron acceptors, microbial substrate, as but a few examples) in order to enhance DNAPL, and perhaps also, LNAPL degradation.
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Fallgren Paul H.
Jin Song
Barry Chester T
Santangelo Law Offices P.C.
The University of Wyoming Research Corporation
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