Patent ID: 9102552
Filing Date: 2015-08-11
Classification: A01G,C02F,C12N,Y02A,Y02W

Abstract:
1. A method of treating water to remove at least one pollutant comprising the steps of: mixing a composition comprising at least one polymer selected from the group consisting of chitin and chitosan, and water containing at least one pollutant; inoculating the mixture with at least one photosynthetic organism that uses chitin or chitosan, or a breakdown product of chitin or chitosan metabolism as a nitrogen source; exposing the inoculated mixture to light; exposing the mixture to carbon dioxide; detecting growth of the at least one photosynthetic organism that uses chitin or chitosan, or a breakdown product of chitin or chitosan metabolism as a nitrogen source; monitoring a level of said at least one pollutant in the inoculated mixture; and separating the solids of the inoculated mixture from the aqueous phase upon reaching a desired level of the at least one pollutant, wherein the aqueous phase has a reduced level of the pollutant.