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Article: Global BioSciences obtains United States patent.(Brief Article)
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- BIOTECH Patent News
- Article date:
- March 1, 2005
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Global BioSciences, Inc. (North Attleborough, MA) has patented methods and apparatus for recovering metals from metal-containing support materials such as mineral ores. In one embodiment, the metal may be separated from crushed support material or ore in a bioleaching lagoon by the action of hydrocarbon-utilizing bacteria under anaerobic conditions. The bioleached material is then pumped into a precipitation lagoon where hydrocarbon-utilizing bacteria oxidize the metals under aerobic conditions. In another embodiment, metals may be directly biooxidized ...
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