Patent ID: 6344355
Filing Date: 2002-02-05
Classification: B09C,Y10S

Abstract:
A liquid chemical composition for anaerobic biodegradation, detoxification, and transformation of toxic organic and inorganic compounds in contaminated geologic media, being ammonium free, and comprising:a) sodium nitrate in the range of zero (0) to four (4) pounds per gallon of said chemical composition being a source of nitrogen and being an electron acceptor; b) nitrous oxide in the range of one one hundredth (0.01) to one fiftieth (0.02) pounds per gallon of said chemical composition being a source of nitrogen and being an electron acceptor; c) a source of biologically hydrolyzable phosphorus being one or more of sodium hexametaphosphate and other ringed or linear polyphosphate compounds in the range of one two hundredth (0.005) to five (5) pounds per gallon of said chemical composition; d) a surfactant in the range of 0.01% to 10% by volume of said chemical composition; e) a diluent; and f) one or more chelating agents.