Daniel P Keenan, 6510 Coombs Farm Rd, Greenland, NH 03840

5840182, Nov 24, 1998

Jun 3, 1997

8/867946

John A. Lucido - Mt. Sinai NY
Daniel Keenan - Rockville Centre NY
Eugene T. Premuzic - East Moriches NY
Mow S. Lin - Rocky Point NY
Ludmila Shelenkova - Yaphank NY

Brookhaven Science Associates LLC - Upton NY

C02F 300

210202

An apparatus is disclosed for containing a microorganism culture in an active exponential growth and delivering a supply of microorganisms to an environment containing wastes for bio-augmenting the biodegradation of the wastes. The apparatus comprises a bioreactor and an operably connected controller. The bioreactor has a bioreactor chamber for containing a supply of microorganisms, a second chamber for containing a supply of water and inorganic nutrients, and a third chamber for containing a supply of organic nutrients. The bioreactor is operably connected to the controller in which a first pump is operably connected in fluid communication between the bioreactor chamber and the second chamber and third chamber, and a second pump is operably connected in fluid communication between the bioreactor chamber and the environment containing wastes to be biodegraded. The controller further includes a timer and regulator operably connected to the first and second pumps to effectively maintain the microorganisms in exponential growth in the bioreactor chamber and to deliver microorganisms to an environment to be treated. Also, disclosed is a method for bio-augmenting the biodegradation of wastes.

6207056, Mar 27, 2001

Jan 31, 2000

9/494686

John A. Lucido - Mt. Sinai NY
Daniel Keenan - Rockville Centre NY
Eugene T. Premuzic - East Moriches NY
Mow S. Lin - Rocky Point NY
Ludmila Shelenkova - Yaphank NY

Brookhaven Science Associates - Upton NY

C02F3/00

210608

An apparatus is disclosed for containing a microorganism culture in an active exponential growth and delivering a supply of microorganisms to an environment containing wastes for bio-augmenting the biodegradation of the wastes. The apparatus comprises a bioreactor and an operably connected controller. The bioreactor has a bioreactor chamber for containing a supply of microorganisms, a second chamber for containing a supply of water and inorganic nutrients, and a third chamber for containing a supply of organic nutrients. The bioreactor is operably connected to the controller in which a first pump is operably connected in fluid communication between the bioreactor chamber and the second chamber and third chamber, and a second pump is operably connected in fluid communication between the bioreactor chamber and the environment containing wastes to be biodegraded. The controller further includes a timer and regulator operably connected to the first and second pumps to effectively maintain the microorganisms in exponential growth in the bioreactor chamber and to deliver microorganisms to an environment to be treated. Also, disclosed is a method for bio-augmenting the biodegradation of wastes.