Microbial Treatment of Organic Contaminants

  Microbial Technologies performs laboratory study to support the development of bioremediation treatments (in situ or ex-situ). Typically, this is done in collaboration with a consulting or engineering firm which applies the results of this work to the field.

We have enumerated contaminant-degraders in soils, sludges, refinery catalyst, and wastewater, including difficult-to-culture aerobic and anaerobic bacteria. In addition, the company has conducted treatability studies for organic contaminants such as:

  • Petroleum Hydrocarbons: gasoline, jet fuel, kerosene, diesel, lube oil, benzene, toluene, phenolics, polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), and others

  • Non-Synthetic Organics: acetone, methylethylketone (MEK), polyethylene glycol, naphthenic acids, resin acids

  • Synthetic Organics polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), pentachlorophenol (PCP), tetrachloroethylene (PCE)

We also work with and develop specialized bacteria degrading inorganic contaminants, such as cyanide, thiocyanate, ammonia, or nitrate. See Microbial Treatment of Mining Wastes.

Services

Our services include the enumeration of contaminant-degrading microorganisms, preparation of specialized cultures, biodegradation studies for novel chemicals, bench-scale feasibility studies (biometer, pan, column studies), and scale-up to field application.

  

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Most recent revision December 12, 1997