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US 11,998,964 B2Granted
Methods and compositions for in situ groundwater remediation
OwnerBenjamin V. Morkinventor
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Abstract
Groundwater, slurry, or soil treatment or remediation compositions and methods of both production and use are described that include: at least one colloidal remediation chemical, at least one polysaccharide stabilizer, and at least one enzyme.
Claims16
A groundwater treatment or remediation composition, comprising:
- at least one colloidal remediation chemical,
- at least one polysaccharide stabilizer, and
- at least one polysaccharide-degrading enzyme that does not interact with the untreated groundwater, the untreated soil, or a combination thereof.
A method of producing a groundwater treatment or remediation composition, comprising:
- providing at least one colloidal remediation chemical,
- providing at least one polysaccharide stabilizer,
- providing at least one polysaccharide-degrading enzyme,
- combining the at least one colloidal remediation chemical and the at least one polysaccharide stabilizer to form a treatment precursor,
- depositing the treatment precursor into a water source to form a pretreatment mixture;
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- combining the pretreatment mixture with the at least one enzyme, wherein the enzyme actively embeds and immobilizes at least part of the pretreatment mixture in at least one zone of untreated groundwater or untreated soil, at least one zone of contaminated groundwater or contaminated soil, or a combination thereof, without interacting with the untreated groundwater, untreated soil, or combination thereof.
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A method of producing a groundwater treatment or remediation composition, comprising:
- providing at least one colloidal remediation chemical,
- providing at least one polysaccharide stabilizer,
- providing at least one polysaccharide-degrading enzyme, wherein the enzyme actively embeds and immobilizes at least part of the treatment or remediation composition in at least one zone of untreated groundwater or untreated soil, at least one zone of contaminated groundwater or contaminated soil, or a combination thereof, without interacting with the untreated groundwater, untreated soil, or combination thereof, and
- combining the at least one colloidal remediation chemical, the at least one polysaccharide stabilizer, and the at least one enzyme to form a treatment composition.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.