The present invention relates to microorganisms able to reduce mercury ion to metallic mercury; in particular, it refers to systems, apparatuses such as a stirred bioreactor and methods for microbiological mercury removal from contaminated materials, such as, e.g., contaminated environmental matrices, like soil and sediments. The contaminated material is mixed with selected microrganisms capable to enable enzymatic reduction of mercury in ionic form to elemental mercury.

Bestetti, G., Gandolfi, I., Franzetti, A. (2008)Method and apparatus for the microbiological removal of mercury from contaminated materials. . Brevetto No. RM2008A000183.

Method and apparatus for the microbiological removal of mercury from contaminated materials

BESTETTI, GIUSEPPINA;FRANZETTI, ANDREA
2008

Abstract

The present invention relates to microorganisms able to reduce mercury ion to metallic mercury; in particular, it refers to systems, apparatuses such as a stirred bioreactor and methods for microbiological mercury removal from contaminated materials, such as, e.g., contaminated environmental matrices, like soil and sediments. The contaminated material is mixed with selected microrganisms capable to enable enzymatic reduction of mercury in ionic form to elemental mercury.
mercury removal, contaminated material
Human necessities
Chemistry, Metallurgy
English
Rilevanza internazionale
7-apr-2008
RM2008A000183
15-ott-2009
WO/2009/125341
7-apr-2009
PCT/IB2009/051457
Università di Milano Bicocca unica titolare
none
Bestetti, G., Gandolfi, I., Franzetti, A. (2008)Method and apparatus for the microbiological removal of mercury from contaminated materials. . Brevetto No. RM2008A000183.
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