| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 210606000 | Adding enzyme or releasing same by treating microorganism | 20 |
| 20090008325 | Affinity Foam Fractionation for Collection and Purification of Materials - The present invention generally relates to methods for purifying and/or concentrating compounds from or in solutions and/or mixtures. In one embodiment, the present invention relates to a method for purifying and/or concentrating a compound from a solution or mixture. In another embodiment, the present invention relates to a method for purifying/concentrating a compound from a solution or mixture that utilizes, in whole or part, foam purification and/or concentration. In still another embodiment, the present invention can be used to separate, concentrate and/or purify any material, including biological products and/or biomaterials, that can be selectively bound to a binding agent, thereby yielding a complex that will readily partition onto bubble surfaces in a foam. | 01-08-2009 |
| 20090014384 | Novel microorganism and process for treatment of organic solid matter using the microorganism - An object of the present invention is to provide a novel microorganism which has an excellent ability to solubilize a variety of organic solid matter such as biological sludge including raw sludge and excess sludge discharged from sewage treating processes at sewage treatment plants, night soil treatment plants or the like, or organic sludge discharged from production processes or wastewater treatment processes at food plants, chemical plants or the like. A novel microorganism of the present invention belongs to genus | 01-15-2009 |
| 20090301964 | Apparatus for treating oil- and fat-containing wastewater and method of treating oil- and fat-containing wastewater - To provide an apparatus for treating oil- and fat-containing wastewater for the purpose of degrading and treating oils and fats within a grease trap, which has the advantages from the viewpoint of a high versatility, and also from the viewpoints of cost and maintenance, and a method of treating oil- and fat-containing wastewater, which efficiently degrades and treats oils and fats within the grease trap. An apparatus for treating oil- and fat-containing wastewater | 12-10-2009 |
| 20100133178 | SEPTIC SYSTEM CLEANING - A composition including the fermentation supernatant from a fermentation of yeast is intended to be conveniently introduced through the wastewater plumbing system of a private home or other facility into a septic system servicing the home or other facility to substantially accelerate the ability of the bacteria resident in the septic system to substantially digest biologically available organic compounds present in the septic system, and methods of accomplishing the same. | 06-03-2010 |
| 20100200499 | METHOD FOR ENZYMATIC TREATMENT OF SLUDGE IN WATER PURIFICATION - The present invention relates to a method for treatment of sludge in water purification, the method comprising the steps: providing an enzyme mixture comprising at least one enzyme capable of digesting natural polymeric materials; and adding the enzyme mixture and at least one chelating reagent, in optional order or simultaneously, to an aqueous sludge suspension. | 08-12-2010 |
| 20100206808 | ACTIVATED SLUDGE MATERIAL, METHOD FOR REDUCING EXCESS SLUDGE PRODUCTION IN BIOREACTOR, AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING BIOREACTOR - Excess sludge production in a bioreactor of a wastewater treatment plant in which excess sludge is being produced is reduced by adding an activated sludge material having a chitinase specific activity of at least 150 Units/g-MLSS and a pectinase specific activity of at least 120 Units/g-MLSS to the bioreactor. After the addition of the activated sludge material, the bioreactor is controlled by adding the activated sludge material when any one of the chitinase activity, the pectinase activity, and the protease specific of the sludge in the bioreactor drops below the lower limits of 50 Units/L, 40 Units/L, and 0.3 Units/L, respectively. | 08-19-2010 |
| 20100243563 | Process For Remediating Biofouling In Water Systems With Virulent Bacteriophage - Bacterial contamination of industrial water systems lead to biofouling by biofilms and corrosion from bacterial induced corrosion. This invention provides a method for control of fouling and contamination of industrial water systems caused by bacteria. Prevention or reduction of process interruptions and general contamination, fouling and corrosion is achieved by the destruction of targeted problematic bacteria with naturally occurring, non-engineered bacteriophage virulent for targeted bacteria. The invention also provides for in-situ confirmation of the proper identification of target bacteria and a mobile laboratory adapted to implement the method. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20120012526 | ACCELERATED BIOREMEDIATION USING SUPPLEMENTAL COMPOSITIONS AND OXYGENATED WATER - A method for bioremediation of contaminants, comprising contacting a contaminant with composite particles including at least one microbial available nutrient species and at least one fatty acid species, and contacting the contaminant with oxygenated water including greater than about 4 parts per million dissolved oxygen. Water may be oxygenated on-site using various oxygenating devices, such as an aspirator, aerator, impeller and diffuser. Optionally, the oxygenated water may be prepared with wastewater that is being remediated. The method may be used to maintain a dissolved oxygen concentration of greater than a setpoint concentration, such as at least 4 ppm. A preferred oxygenated water stream or source has a dissolved oxygen concentration of greater than 50 ppm. Where the contaminant is in a wastewater, the dissolved oxygen concentration in the remediation zone or the oxygenated water stream may be measured with a dissolved oxygen sensor. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120043278 | PAINT WASTE LIQUID TREATMENT METHOD - PROBLEM: To provide a novel paint waste liquid treatment method that is of simple construction, may be handled with ease, is easy to operate, and has good efficiency. | 02-23-2012 |
| 20120085702 | SEWAGE NITRATE REMOVAL BY FREE-DRAINING ASPHYXIANT FILTRATION AND CARBON ADDITION - In a sewage disposal system, a de-nitrification station is configured as a heap of foam cubes located in an airtight enclosure from which oxygen is excluded. Carbon is added to the incoming nitrified water. The heap of foam cubes is arranged as a free-draining trickle filter, but here under asphyxiant conditions in the enclosure. Anaerobic microbiological reactions reduce the nitrate to nitrogen gas. Effluent from the de-nitrifier is polished by feeding back a fraction of the effluent through the aeration station from which the nitrate water is derived, or a separate polishing station can be provided. | 04-12-2012 |
| 20120199531 | METHOD AND SYSTEMS FOR ENHANCING OIL RECOVERY FROM ETHANOL PRODUCTION BYPRODUCTS - In one aspect of the invention, a method recovers oil from a concentrated byproduct, such as evaporated thin stillage formed during a dry milling process used for producing ethanol. The method includes forming a concentrate from the byproduct and recovering oil from the concentrate. The step of forming the concentrate may comprise evaporating the byproduct. Further, the step of separating the oil from the concentrate may comprise using a centrifuge and, in particular, a disk stack centrifuge. Other aspects of the invention include related methods and subsystems for recovering oil from thin stillage. | 08-09-2012 |
| 20120255901 | WATER-DISSOLVABLE DEVICE FOR TREATMENT OF WASTE MATERIAL - A device for the treatment of waste material in a waste water collection system includes an inner core and an outer portion partially surrounding the inner core such that at least one surface of the inner core is exposed. The inner core has a greater water solubility than the outer portion. | 10-11-2012 |
| 20120273413 | FERMENTATION AND CHEMICAL TREATMENT OF PULP AND PAPER MILL SLUDGE - A method of chemically treating partially de-ashed pulp and/or paper mill sludge to obtain products of value comprising taking a sample of primary sludge from a Kraft paper mill process, partially de-ashing the primary sludge by physical means, and further treating the primary sludge to obtain the products of value, including further treating the resulting sludge and using the resulting sludge as a substrate to produce cellulase in an efficient manner using the resulting sludge as the only carbon source and mixtures of inorganic salts as the primary nitrogen source, and including further treating the resulting sludge and using the resulting sludge to produce ethanol. | 11-01-2012 |
| 20120298577 | Water-Dissolvable Device for Treatment of Waste Material - A device for the treatment of waste material in a waste water collection system includes an inner core and an outer portion partially surrounding the inner core such that at least one surface of the inner core is exposed. The inner core has a greater water solubility than the outer portion. | 11-29-2012 |
| 20130098837 | METHOD FOR RAPID TREATMENT OF WASTE WATER AND A COMPOSITION THEREOF - The present invention discloses a process and a composition for the treatment of wastewater. The composition comprises of microbes, enzymes and cofactors along with the nutrients. The composition is a synergistic composition and wastewater can be treated effectively for the removal of pollutants by using the synergistic composition. | 04-25-2013 |
| 20140042087 | BIOREMEDIATION OF PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANTS USING THERMOPHILIC BACTERIA - The present application relates to a method of degrading organic contaminants in contaminated soil, sediment or wastewater, the method being carried out by treating the contaminated soil, sediment or wastewater with thermophilic bacterium capable of degrading the organic contaminants. | 02-13-2014 |
| 20140102976 | Method for continuous treatment of water containing organic matter by enzyme treatment - The invention pertains to a method for continuous treatment of water. According to the invention, such a method comprises a step of biological treatment of water followed by a step of filtration, characterized in that it comprises a step of enzymatic treatment planned between said step of biological treatment and said step of filtration, said step of enzymatic treatment being carried out by enzymes fixed on at least one three-dimensional support, said enzymes being capable of degrading at least a part of the organic matter contained in the water coming from said step of biological treatment. | 04-17-2014 |
| 20140251900 | INHIBITION OF METHANE PRODUCTION DURING ANAEROBIC REDUCTIVE DECHLORINATION - This method of restricting methane production in methanogenic bacteria, by the use of the enzyme and coenzyme inhibitors, works during anaerobic reductive dechlorination. Various compounds such as, but not limited to, red yeast rice, vitamin B10 derivatives, and ethanesulfonates are utilized to disrupt these different enzyme and coenzyme systems responsible for the production of methane. This method affects the competition of the methanogen and halo bacteria for the organic hydrogen donors that are injected in the soil and groundwater system during the remediation process. | 09-11-2014 |
| 20150008182 | PROCESS FOR GARBAGE AND SEWAGE TREATMENT THROUGH A METHOD ABLE TO ACCELERATE THE ANAEROBIC DIGESTION OUTPUT AND PRODUCT RESULTING THEREFROM FURTHER ALLOWING THE USE OF VARYING FEEDSTOCK - The present invention discloses a system stimulating the increase in efficiency of anaerobic digestion of a plurality of feedstock streams upon stimulation of microbial feedstock ability and methanogen predominance in the digestion microbial mass. | 01-08-2015 |
| 20160102005 | Anaerobic Process for Treating Organic Waste Materials - The present invention provides an anaerobic digestion process for the treatment of organic waste materials, which process comprises a bacterial process that is carried out in the absence of oxygen and wherein said process comprises digestion, in which said waste is fermented in tanks at an elevated temperature, and wherein said process results in the production of biogas, which can be used in generators for electricity production and/or in boilers for heating purposes, the comprises treating an organic waste with a composition comprising a fermentation supernatant containing active enzymes from a | 04-14-2016 |
