Patents (University of Northern Iowa)
Document Type
Patent
Publication Date
10-17-1995
Patent Number
5459065
Abstract
A method for degrading coal tar, coal tar distillation fractions, and organic compounds specifically those compounds having three or more fused rings, of the type often associated with coal tar, whether derived from coal tar or synthesized independently. According to the present invention degradation takes place by means of the nonspecific degradation reaction used by Phanerochaete chrysoporium to degrade lignin. The degradation reaction occurs in part by means of a lignin degrading enzyme and hydrogen peroxide, both produced by Phanerochaete chrysoporium.
Application Number
08/065563
Assignee
Utah State University Foundation
Assignee City
Logan
Assignee State
Utah
Assignee Country
United States
Filing Date
5-21-1993
Language
en
Recommended Citation
Aust, Steven D. and Bumpus, John A., "Process for the Degradation of Coal Tar and its Constituents by Phanerochaete Chrysosporium" (1995). Patents (University of Northern Iowa). 23.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/patents/23
