Process for the treatment of methane emissions

Details Process for the treatment of methane emissions Process for the treatment of methane emissions

2005-12-29

2011-12-06

Kosson, Rosanne (Department: 1657)

Chemistry: molecular biology and microbiology

Micro-organism, tissue cell culture or enzyme using process...

Preparing oxygen-containing organic compound

C435S142000, C435S189000, C435S262500

Reexamination Certificate

active

08071342

ABSTRACT:
The invention relates generally to a system and method for the treatment of gaseous emissions comprising methane, and in one specific embodiment, to a system and method for the treatment of emissions through the use of methanotrophic microorganisms. Certain embodiments of the invention are particularly advantageous because they reduce environmentally-destructive methane emissions and produce harvestable end-products.

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