Compositions and methods for cleaning contaminated solids and liquids
OwnerTodd Franssen, Carla Fransseninventors
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Abstract
The present invention relates to compositions and methods for the remediation of contaminated solids and liquids. In particular, embodiments of the present invention relate to the bioremediation of solids and liquids by a composition comprising a biocatalyst or mixture of biocatalysts. The present invention also relates to methods for producing the bioremediation compositions and methods for applying the bioremediation compositions to contaminated sites, including treatment, storage, and disposal facilities, as well as various contaminated water sources, such as aquifers and reservoirs.
Claims5
A method of treating contaminated soil or water supply, comprising:
- providing a bioremediation composition comprising:
- at least one of fly ash and kiln dust, wherein said fly ash is present in said composition at between about 20 wt % and about 40 wt % fly ash;
- and wherein said kiln dust is present in said composition at between about 10 wt % and about 20 wt % kiln dust;
- between about 5 wt % and about 15 wt % sand;
- between about 0.5 wt % and about 4 wt % corn;
- between about 0.5 wt % and about 4 wt % cotton;
- between about 5 wt % and about 15 wt % calcium carbonate;
- between about 2 wt % and about 10 wt % grout;
- between about 1 wt % and about 10 wt % detergent;
- between about 10 wt % and about 30 wt % of a biocatalyst mixture;
- and at least one bioluminescent bioreporter comprising a microbe comprising Saccharomyces cerevisiae employing yeast expression vector pYES2, wherein said at least one bioluminescent bioreporter produces light when a substance in said contaminated soil or water supply is metabolized by the at least one bioluminescent bioreporter,
- spreading an effective amount of the bioremediation composition onto the contaminated soil or water supply, wherein the contaminated soil or water supply comprises a first color characteristic;
- and providing an effective amount of time in which the bioremediation composition can interact with the contaminated soil or water supply, wherein after the effective amount of time the contaminated soil or water supply comprises a second color characteristic.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.