Chemistry: molecular biology and microbiology – Process of utilizing an enzyme or micro-organism to destroy... – Cleaning using a micro-organism or enzyme
Patent
1995-06-02
1997-04-29
Corbin, Arthur L.
Chemistry: molecular biology and microbiology
Process of utilizing an enzyme or micro-organism to destroy...
Cleaning using a micro-organism or enzyme
435281, C10G 2712, C10G 3200
Patent
active
056248440
ABSTRACT:
The invention relates to a method of removing metals from a fossil fuel comprising the steps of contacting the fossil fuel with an oxygenase which degrades porphyrin molecules under conditions suitable for the removal of the metals from the fossil fuel; and separating the metals from the fossil fuel. Preferred embodiments of the oxygenase include heme oxygenase and cytochrome C reductase, such as cytochrome C reductase from Bacillus megaterium, Catharanthus roseuse, Escherichia coli, animal cells, plant cells or yeast cells. The cytochrome C reductase can be contacted with the fossil fuel in an aqueous medium as a substantially cell-free preparation or cell preparation. In one embodiment of the invention, the metals are recovered from the resulting metal containing stream.
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Mitchell Kenneth W.
Monticello Daniel J.
Xu Guo-Wei
Corbin Arthur L.
Energy BioSystems Corporation
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