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US 10,478,652 B2Granted
Method for biodegrading high molecular weight polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon pyrenes with halophilic bacteria
AssigneeKing Fadh University of Petroleum and Minerals
InventorsAlexis Mouanda Nzila, Assad Ahmed Mohammed Al-Thukair, Musa Mohammed Musa Musa, Fitri Budiyanto
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Abstract
A method and composition for biodegrading or bioremediating a pyrene or other polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (“PAH”) with one or more bacteria of the genus Halomonas or Idiomarina. Bacterial strains useful for degrading or remediating pyrenes and other polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons.
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A method for degrading a polycyclic aromatic compound (PAH) comprising:
- pumping groundwater or other liquid contaminated with one or more PAHs into a bioreactor to which one or more bacteria of the genus Halomonas have been added,
- contacting said groundwater or other liquid in the bioreactor with the one or more bacteria in a medium containing NaCl at a temperature of at least 15° C. for a time sufficient to degrade the PAH;
- wherein said Halomonas have 16s ribosomal RNA that is at least 95% identical to SEQ ID NO:
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