Patents Assigned to Microbial Solutions Limited
  • Bioremediation
    Patent number: 8703475
    Abstract: The chemical oxygen demand of unprocessed, spent metal working fluids, can be reduced to levels of 2000 mg l?1 by using a consortium of micro-organisms capable of growth in untreated semi-synthetic metal working fluids, wherein the consortium has at least four members which are selected from at least one each of Agrobacterium spp., Comamonas spp., Methylobacterium spp., and Microbacterium spp.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: Microbial Solutions Limited
    Inventors: Christopher John van der Gast, Ian P. Thompson
  • METHOD FOR THE TREATMENT OF INDUSTRIAL WASTE
    Publication number: 20130068688
    Abstract: There is provided a method for treating spent metal working fluid (MWF), comprising the steps of: (a) providing a biofilm of microorganisms on a solid support matrix in a first bioreactor; (b) transferring at least a portion of the solid support matrix comprising the biofilm of microorganisms from the first bioreactor into a second bioreactor; and (c) incubating the microorganisms in the second bioreactor to reduce the chemical oxygen demand of the spent MWF contained therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2012
    Publication date: March 21, 2013
    Applicant: Microbial Solutions Limited
    Inventors: Duane Ager, Timothy Goodall, William Pope
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CLEANING FILTERS
    Publication number: 20130068252
    Abstract: There is described an apparatus for cleaning a filter cloth, comprising: a cleaning station comprising a gas flow device and a support surface defining an aperture; and a collection device positioned below the aperture for receiving material removed from the filter cloth; wherein the gas flow device is configured to provide a flow of gas through an area of filter cloth located above the aperture so as to remove material from the filter cloth and direct it into the collection device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2012
    Publication date: March 21, 2013
    Applicant: Microbial Solutions Limited
    Inventors: Duane Ager, Timothy Goodall, William Pope