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Title: Task 4.6 - biodesulfurization. Topical report, January 1, 1994--September 30, 1995

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/395628· OSTI ID:395628

Conventional catalytic hydrodesulfurization involves high costs largely because of heavy metal deactivation of the catalysts. A potential lower-cost treatment is microbiological or enzymatic desulfurization. Recent advances at the Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC) at the University of North Dakota have improved our understanding of sulfur-specific microbial desulfurization pathways in Rhodococcus bacteria, but further work is needed to develop a technology based on biodesulfurization.

Research Organization:
North Dakota Univ., Grand Forks, ND (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
FC21-93MC30097
OSTI ID:
395628
Report Number(s):
DOE/MC/30097-5237; ON: DE96011326; TRN: 96:006234
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: Jan 1996
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English