Patent ID: 7419593
Filing Date: 2008-09-02
Classification: B09C,B32B,D04H,D06N,E02B,E02D,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A bioremediation geocomposite article for treating contaminants in soil or water comprising a geotextile mat formed from woven or non-woven geotextile fibers, having a thickness of about 6 mm to about 200 mm and having upper and lower major surfaces, wherein the geotextile mat has void spaces between the geotextile fibers that receive organophilic clay and bacteria there between or absorbed therein; a powdered or granular organophilic clay containing a contaminant-digesting bacteria disposed in said geotextile mat; and adjacent geotextile layers secured to said organophilic clay and bacteria-containing geotextile mat to secure the organophilic clay and bacteria-containing geotextile mat therebetween, wherein one of the surrounding geotextile layers is unfilled.