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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7442305 | Downwash process bioremediation system Disclosed herein is a method for the removal of petroleum hydrocarbon and toxic constitutes from contaminated soils and sediment. The method comprises the removal of contaminated materials from soils and performs bioremediation for the removed contaminated materials... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7416882 | Method of biotreatment for solid materials in a nonstirred surface bioreactor A method of biotreating a solid material to remove an undesired compound using a nonstirred surface bioreactor is provided. According to the method, the surface of a plurality of coarse substrates is coated with a solid material to be biotreated to form a plurality ... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7354516 | Oil digesting microbe-plastic foam system This invention is a system and method for bioremediation of hydrocarbon and organic pollution in fresh and salt water. Hydrocarbon and organic pollution digesting microbes are placed in a floating carrier where the microorganisms are exposed to the pollution and the... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7347971 | Spreading layers and their use in test strips A spreading material is described which comprises a porous flat-shaped structure impregnated with a wetting agent, wherein the wetting agent is N-oleoyl-sarcosinate. ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7329532 | Remediation of sulfur-containing pollutants with hydrocarbon-utilizing bacteria Methods and apparatus are disclosed for remediating sulfur-containing pollutants with a hydrocarbon that is used to stimulate the growth of hydrocarbon-utilizing bacteria. The hydrocarbon is preferably an alkane such as butane. The sulfur-containing pollutant may co... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7325603 | Methods of well treatment A method is disclosed relating to the treatment of a hydrocarbon well, which method comprises administering down a bore hole thermophilic microorganisms capable of generating a well treatment chemical, in particular wherein the bore hole is a producer bore hole and ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7287590 | Internal breaker for oilfield fluids Delayed breakers are given that break viscoelastic surfactant fluids inside the pores of formations into which the fluids have been injected. The breakers comprise proteins, proteins that contain breakers, or cells that contain breakers. Proteins become breakers, an... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7216709 | Hydraulic fracturing using non-ionic surfactant gelling agent The present invention generally relates to a method for treating a subterranean formation with an aqueous viscoelastic treating fluid that an aqueous base fluid and one or more non-ionic amido amine oxide surfactant gelling agents. The treatment method comprises inj... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7124817 | Method of treating a hydrocarbon bearing formation A method of treating a hydrocarbon-bearing measure such as an oil-bearing rock formation (13). The method comprises: injecting water containing a source of vitamins, phosphates and an electron acceptor such as nitrate into the formation at first location (... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7101410 | Method for the microbiological desulfurization of fossil fuels A microbiological method of desulfurization (MDS) of hydrocarbon fuels such as coal, coal tar and petroleum uses an aqueous microbial biocatalytic agent which is not significantly reproducing but is still capable of oxidizing inorganic sulfur compounds and/or of sel... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7052901 | Bacteria-based and enzyme-based mechanisms and products for viscosity reduction breaking of viscoelastic fluids It has been discovered that fluids viscosified with viscoelastic surfactants (VESs) may have their viscosities reduced (gels broken) by the direct or indirect action of a biochemical agent, such as bacteria, fungi, and/or enzymes. The biochemical agent may directly ... | 05/30/2006 |
| 6942754 | Process for producing xylooligosaccharide from lignocellulose pulp Xylooligosaccharide is produced from a lignocellulose pulp by enzyme-treating a lignocellulose pulp with hemicellulase, filtering the resultant reaction mixture to separate a liquid fraction from the enzyme-treated pulp, subjecting the separated liquid fraction to a... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6905870 | Microbial-induced controllable cracking of normal and branched alkanes in oils Processes for treating compositions comprising one or more alkanes (for example crude oils) to enhance volume of the compositions are disclosed. The processes comprise introducing into the composition one or more aerobic microorganisms, thereby forming an intermedia... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6896054 | Microorganism enhancement with earth loop heat exchange systems A wellbore method which, in certain aspects, includes providing a fluid with microorganisms and introduction apparatus for introducing the fluid into an earth formation bearing hydrocarbons to facilitate removal of the hyrdrocarbons, effecting heat exchange between ... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6858440 | Tapered tubular optical waveguide probe for magnetic focusing immunosensors A waveguide probe for the detection of pathogens in a sample which comprises a laser, a first and a second tubes that converge at a point to form a proximal end. A magnet is positioned in the end to configure to focus paramagnetic microspheres attached to antigen/an... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6855527 | Method of biotreatment for solid materials in a nonstirred surface bioreactor A method of biotreating a solid material to remove an undesired compound using a nonstirred surface bioreactor is provided. According to the method, the surface of a plurality of coarse substrates is coated with a solid material to be biotreated to form a plurality ... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6838082 | Vermiculture compositions A biodegradable wellbore fluid with an oleaginous phase including a linear paraffin having 11-18 carbon atoms, a non-oleaginous phase, an emulsifying agent and optionally a weighting agent. Use of the fluid while drilling allows bio-remediation of drill cuttings usi... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6797508 | Bioreactor for fermenting solids The invention relates to bioreactor for fermenting solid substrates, comprising a fermentation vessel (2), a device for feeding bioreactive substances and a nozzle arrangement in the fermentation vessel (2). The invention is characterized in that a noz... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6699390 | Use of beeswax to degrade hydrocarbons A method of remediation of petroleum hydrocarbons on water which includes contacting the petroleum hydrocarbons with a source of natural beeswax which over a predetermined time period results in the remediation of the hydrocarbons through the action of in... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6649400 | Bacteria mixture having heavy oil degrading ability and method of treating oil components A bacteria strain FERMBP-7046 belonging to the genus Acinetobacter, a strain FERMBP-7049 belonging to the genus Acinetobacter, a strain FERMBP-7047 belonging to the genus Pseudomonas, and a strain FERMBP-7048 belonging to the genus Alcaligenes are caused ... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6638419 | Method for obtaining oil products with low sulphur content by desulfurization of extracts A method for obtaining oil products such as diesel fuel with improved quality, from a gas oil fraction containing organosulphur compounds such as dibenzenethiophenes and/or their derivatives, with initial and final boiling points generally ranging between... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6537798 | Liquid fuel-reforming process A process for reforming oil fuel comprises the steps of contacting oil fuel with activated aspergillus fungi for a certain period and then mixing the resulting oil fuel with unreformed oil fuel. The reformed oil fuel may be treated with a magnetic catalys... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6410304 | Method of biotreatment for solid materials in a nonstirred surface bioreactor A method of biotreating a solid material to remove an undesired compound using a nonstirred surface bioreactor is provided. According to the method the surface of a plurality of coarse substrates is coated with a solid material to be biotreated to form a ... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6406882 | Immobilized microbial consortium for the treatment of phenolic waste-water from petroleum refineries An immobilized microbial consortium is formulated which comprises of a synergistic mixture of all the bacterial strains of Aeromonas hydrophila, Pseudomonas fluorescens, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Bacillus circulans, Yersinia enterocolitica, Enterobacter clo... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6316249 | Composition, method and apparatus for safe disposal of oil contaminated filter media Compositions, methods and apparatus (kits) for treating petroleum and petro-chemical based contaminants within expended filtration components, wherein the filtration components are exposed to water and a small concentrated volume of dormant bio-oxidizing ... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6274372 | Rhodococcus flavin reductase complementing DszA and DszC activity The invention provides a novel flavin reductase, which has been isolated from Rhodococcus strain sp. IGTS8 and purified to homogeneity. The flavin reductase is of use in the biocatalytic desulfurization of a fossil fuel containing organic sulfur compounds... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6265208 | Device for storing, dispensing and recycling a cleaning suspension including a regenerating microorganism absorbent suspension The invention is a device for storing, dispensing and recycling a suspension of regenerating microorganism. The device provides an opening allowing a user to remove a portion of the suspension. The device defines a first area for receipt of new suspension... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6221651 | Pseudomonas ayucida useful for cleavage of organic C-N bonds A mutant Pseudomonas ayucida strain ATCC N° PTA-806 which is able to selectively cleave organic C--N bonds and reduce the nitrogen content of organic carbonaceous materials is described.... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6204046 | Gordona sp. CYKS1 (KCTC 0431BP) capable of desulfurizing fossil fuel containing organic sulfur compounds The present invention relates to Gordona sp. CYKS1 (KCTC 0431BP) capable of selective removal of organically bound sulfurs from carbonaceous fossil fuel such as petroleum and coal by cleaving bonds between carbon and sulfur atoms in the said sulfur-contai... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6204048 | Microorganisms useful for cleavage of organic C-N bonds A mutant Pseudomonas ayucida strain No PTA-806 which is able to selectively cleave organic C--N bonds and reduce the nitrogen content of organic carbonaceous materials is described.... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6197570 | Norcardia sp. CKYS2 ((KCTC 0432BP) capable of desulfurizing fossil fuel containing organic sulfur compounds The present invention relates to Nocardia sp. CYKS2 (KCTC 0432 Br) capable of selective removal of organically bound sulfurs from carbonaceous fossil fuel such as petroleum and coal by cleaving bonds between carbon and sulfur atoms in the said sulfur-cont... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6171500 | Biological process for breaking oil-water emulsions A process for breaking an oil-water emulsion. The process comprises contacting the oil-water emulsion with a bacterial culture produced by growth in a liquid medium containing hydrocarbons under non-sterile conditions. The oil-water emulsion and bacterial... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6159726 | Method of biotreatment for solid materials in a nonstirred surface bioreactor A method of biotreating a solid material to remove an undesired compound using a nonstirred surface bioreactor is provided. According to the method the surface of a plurality of coarse substrates is coated with a solid material to be biotreated to form a ... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6139775 | Compositions and methods for treating hydrocarbon materials A biodegradable, non-toxic firefighting concentrate composition. The preferred compositions include 4 to 40 parts of a C16 -C18 tertiary amine having 2-10 ethoxy or other solubilizing groups per mol, 1 to 15 parts of a carboxylic aci... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6074558 | Biochemical treatment of bitumen froth tailings A process for the biological treatment of bitumen froth tailings produced from a tar sands treatment and bitumen froth extraction process is disclosed. In this process bitumen froth tailings, containing native hydrocarbon metabolizing microorganisms, are ... | 06/13/2000 |
| 6071738 | Conversion of organosulfur compounds to oxyorganosulfur compounds for desulfurization of fossil fuels The present invention relates to a method for the desulfurization of a fossil fuel containing one or more organosulfur compounds. In one embodiment, the method comprises the steps of (1) contacting the fossil fuel with a biocatalyst capable of converting ... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6069002 | System and process for in tank treatment of crude oil sludges to recover hydrocarbons and aid in materials separation A method for removing a sludge from a crude oil tank while recovering hydrocarbons from the sludge. The method is carried in the crude oil tank. The sludge is studied to determine a preferred treatment fluid. Once the treatment fluid is in place in the ta... | 05/30/2000 |
| 6063206 | De-oiling process using enzymes Compositions and methods are provided for cleaning and de-oiling metal parts and then degrading the removed oils or other organic compounds in an environmentally-friendly manner. The compositions generally contain surfactants to remove the oils and enzyme... | 05/16/2000 |
| 6033901 | System and process for in tank treatment of crude oil sludges to recover hydrocarbons and aid in materials separation A method for removing a sludge from a crude oil tank while recovering hydrocarbons from the sludge. The method is carried in the crude oil tank. The sludge is studied to determine a preferred treatment fluid. Once the treatment fluid is in place in the ta... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6004772 | Oxygenase expressing microorganism strain JM1 (FERM BP-5352) for degrading organic compounds without an inducer A bacterium strain JM1 (FERM BP-5352) capable of degrading organic compounds without inducers is disclosed. Further, methods for degrading organic compounds and remedying an environment using the bacterium strain are also disclosed. The microorganism is b... | 12/21/1999 |
