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Method of treating waste liquors containing phenol
Assignee: Nagoya University
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Filing: 1981-12-17
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Granted: 1983-12-13
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Expires: 2001-12-17
Abstract
Abstract Waste liquors containing high concentration of phenol and waste liquors containing methanol and formaldehyde in addition to phenol can economically be treated by a microorganism of geneus Aureobasidium to prevent water-pollution.
Inventors
- 👤 Yasuyuki Kaneko
- 👤 Masao Itoh
- 👤 Shinji Takahashi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 23:01
CPC Classifications
C; C02; C02F; C02F3/00; C02F3/02; C02F3/12; C02F3/1205; C02F3/1231; C02F3/34; Y; Y02; Y02W; Y02W10/00; Y02W10/10; Y10; Y10S; Y10S210/00; Y10S210/902; Y10S210/908; Y10S210/909; Y10S435/00; Y10S435/8215; Y10S435/911
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 26
Claim 1
Independent Claim
155 words
A method of treating a waste liquor containing phenol, comprising: pure-culturing a fungus of Aureobasidium sp. No. 14, FERM BP-1 on a support soaked with a preculture medium to produce mold-supports masses, said support being selected from the group consisting of fibrous materials and porous materials; culturing the thus obtained mold-supports masses on said support in a waste liquor containing about 1,200 ppm or less of cyanide and about 3,000 ppm or less of phenol under aeration in a treating tank set with a filling skeleton having a network structure at a temperature of about 20°-40° C. and a pH of about 3-9; decomposing and assimilating phenol in the waste liquor in said treating tank by the oxidizing activity of said fungus under aeration; culturing said fungus in the waste liquor in the treating tank under aeration so as to produce a large mold-hyphal-supports masses; and removing the fungal cells from the treated waste liquor.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
155 words
A method of treating a waste liquor containing phenol, comprising: pure-culturing a fungus of Aureobasidium sp. No. 14, FERM BP-1 on a support soaked with a preculture medium to produce mold-supports masses, said support being selected from the group consisting of fibrous materials and porous materials; culturing the thus obtained mold-supports masses on said support in a waste liquor containing about 1,200 ppm or less of cyanide and about 3,000 ppm or less of phenol under aeration in a treating tank set with a filling skeleton having a network structure at a temperature of about 20°-40° C. and a pH of about 3-9; decomposing and assimilating phenol in the waste liquor in said treating tank by the oxidizing activity of said fungus under aeration; culturing said fungus in the waste liquor in the treating tank under aeration so as to produce a large mold-hyphal-supports masses; and removing the fungal cells from the treated waste liquor.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
13 words
A method as defined in claim 1, wherein the pre-culture medium contains saccharides.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
57 words
A method as defined in claim 1, wherein the filling skeleton is arranged in the treating tank, and the thus obtained mold-supports masses on said support are carried on the filling skeleton and said mold-supports masses are grown and propagated under aeration in said treating tank and the grown mold-hyphal-supports masses are supported by the filling skeleton.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
20 words
A method as defined in claim 1, wherein said mold-supports masses on the support are carried on said filling skeleton.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
23 words
A method as defined in claim 1, wherein said mold-supports masses on the support are carried on the top of the filling skeleton.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
19 words
A method as defined in claim 1, wherein the waste liquor contains about 1,700 ppm or less of phenol.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
19 words
A method as defined in claim 1, wherein the waste liquor contains about 1,200 ppm or less of phenol.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
19 words
A method as defined in claim 1, wherein the culturing is effected at a temperature of about 30°-35° C.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
17 words
A method as defined in claim 1, wherein the culturing is effected at a pH of 5.4-6.0.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
155 words
A method of treating a waste liquor containing phenol, methanol and formaldehyde, comprising: pure-culturing a fungus of Aureobasidium sp. No. 14, FERM BP-1 on a support soaked with a preculture medium to provide mold-supports masses, said support being selected from the group consisting of fibrous materials and porous materials; culturing the thus obtained mold-supports masses on the support in a waste liquor containing about 1,200 ppm or less of cyanide and about 3,000 ppm or less of phenol, methanol and formaldehyde under aeration in a treating tank at a temperature of about 20°-40° C. and a pH of about 3-9; decomposing and assimilating phenol, methanol and formaldehyde in the waste liquor in said treating tank by oxidizing activity of said fungus under aeration; propagating the fungi in the waste liquor in the treating tank under aeration so as to produce a large mold-hyphal-supports masses; and removing easily the fungal cells from the treated waste liquor.
Claim 12
Independent Claim
155 words
A method of treating a waste liquor containing phenol, methanol and formaldehyde, comprising: pure-culturing a fungus of Aureobasidium sp. No. 14, FERM BP-1 on a support soaked with a preculture medium to provide mold-supports masses, said support being selected from the group consisting of fibrous materials and porous materials; culturing the thus obtained mold-supports masses on the support in a waste liquor containing about 1,200 ppm or less of cyanide and about 3,000 ppm or less of phenol, methanol and formaldehyde under aeration in a treating tank at a temperature of about 20°-40° C. and a pH of about 3-9; decomposing and assimilating phenol, methanol and formaldehyde in the waste liquor in said treating tank by oxidizing activity of said fungus under aeration; propagating the fungi in the waste liquor in the treating tank under aeration so as to produce a large mold-hyphal-supports masses; and removing easily the fungal cells from the treated waste liquor.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
19 words
A method as defined in claim 10, wherein the waste liquor contains about 1,700 ppm or less of phenol.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
19 words
A method as defined in claim 10, wherein the waste liquor contains about 1,200 ppm or less of phenol.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
21 words
A method as defined in claim 10, wherein the waste liquor containing phenol contains about 50,000 ppm or less of methanol.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
21 words
A method as defined in claim 10, wherein the waste liquor containing phenol contains about 20,000 ppm or less of methanol.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
21 words
A method as defined in claim 10, wherein the waste liquor containing phenol contains about 200 ppm or less of formaldehyde.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
21 words
A method as defined in claim 10, wherein the waste liquor containing phenol contains about 150 ppm or less of formaldehyde.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
33 words
A method as defined in claim 10, wherein the waste liquor containing phenol contains at least one aromatic solvent used for extracting phenol, selected from the group consisting of benzene, toluene and xylene.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
23 words
A method as defined in claim 10, wherein the waste liquor containing phenol contains about 200 ppm or less of the aromatic solvent.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
37 words
A method as defined in claim 10, wherein the waste liquor containing phenol contains at least one compound selected from the group consisting of ethanol, glycerol, acetic acid, succinic acid, glucose, sucrose, naphthalene, acetaldehyde, propionaldehyde and benzaldehyde.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
38 words
A method as defined in claim 10, wherein the mold-supports masses on the support supported on a filling skeleton in the treating tank are propagated under currency of flow of the waste liquor containing phenol, methanol and formaldehyde.
Claim 23
Independent Claim
143 words
A method of treating a waste liquor containing phenol, comprising: pure-culturing and assimilating a fungus of Aureobasidium sp. No. 14, FERM BP-1 on a support soaked with a pre-culture medium to produce mold-supports masses; culturing the thus obtained mold-supports masses on the support in a waste liquor containing about 1,200 ppm or less of cyanide and about 3,000 ppm or less of phenol, methanol, and formaldehyde under aeration in a treating tank set with a filling skeleton at a temperature of about 20°-40° C. and a pH of about 3-9; decomposing phenol, methanol and formaldehyde in the waste liquor in said treating tank by the oxidizing activity of said fungus under aeration; propagating said fungus in the waste liquor in the treating tank under aeration so as to produce a large mold-hyphal-supports masses; and removing the fungal cells from the treated waste liquor.
Claim 24
Independent Claim
143 words
A method of treating a waste liquor containing phenol, comprising: pure-culturing and assimilating a fungus of Aureobasidium sp. No. 14, FERM BP-1 on a support soaked with a pre-culture medium to produce mold-supports masses; culturing the thus obtained mold-supports masses on the support in a waste liquor containing about 1,200 ppm or less of cyanide and about 3,000 ppm or less of phenol, methanol, and formaldehyde under aeration in a treating tank set with a filling skeleton at a temperature of about 20°-40° C. and a pH of about 3-9; decomposing phenol, methanol and formaldehyde in the waste liquor in said treating tank by the oxidizing activity of said fungus under aeration; propagating said fungus in the waste liquor in the treating tank under aeration so as to produce a large mold-hyphal-supports masses; and removing the fungal cells from the treated waste liquor.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
19 words
A method as defined in claim 21, wherein the culturing is effected at a temperature of about 30°-35° C.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
18 words
A method as defined in claim 21, wherein the culturing is effected at a pH of about 5.4-6.0.
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