Liquid purification or separation – Processes – Treatment by living organism
Patent
1996-02-15
1998-03-17
Wyse, Thomas G.
Liquid purification or separation
Processes
Treatment by living organism
210620, 210911, C02F 332
Patent
active
057283001
ABSTRACT:
Methods and systems for alleviating the environmental and health hazards associated with environmental contamination by metals are provided. Contained living or non-viable biomasses of metal-accumulating plant seedlings deplete the metal elements and compounds in metal-containing aqueous solutions. Concomitantly, the contained biomasses of plant seedlings accumulate the metal elements and compounds. The energy and nutrient stores of the seeds from which the seedlings develop are exploited to minimize the costs of remediating the metal-containing aqueous solutions.
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Ensley Burt
Kapulnik Yoram
Raskin Ilya
Phytotech Inc.,
Wyse Thomas G.
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