GB2317388B - Detection and biodegradation of explosives - Google Patents

Detection and biodegradation of explosives

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Publication number
GB2317388B
GB2317388B GB9727152A GB9727152A GB2317388B GB 2317388 B GB2317388 B GB 2317388B GB 9727152 A GB9727152 A GB 9727152A GB 9727152 A GB9727152 A GB 9727152A GB 2317388 B GB2317388 B GB 2317388B
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Prior art keywords
biodegradation
explosives
detection
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Expired - Fee Related
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GB9727152A
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GB2317388A (en
GB9727152D0 (en
Inventor
Stephen Nicklin
Peter Roland Binks
Neil Charles Bruce
Christopher Edward French
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UK Secretary of State for Defence
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UK Secretary of State for Defence
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Priority claimed from GB9514138A external-priority patent/GB2303136A/en
Priority claimed from GB9607220A external-priority patent/GB2311784A/en
Application filed by UK Secretary of State for Defence filed Critical UK Secretary of State for Defence
Priority to GB9727152A priority Critical patent/GB2317388B/en
Priority claimed from PCT/GB1996/001629 external-priority patent/WO1997003201A1/en
Publication of GB9727152D0 publication Critical patent/GB9727152D0/en
Publication of GB2317388A publication Critical patent/GB2317388A/en
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Publication of GB2317388B publication Critical patent/GB2317388B/en
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A62—LIFE-SAVING; FIRE-FIGHTING
    • A62D—CHEMICAL MEANS FOR EXTINGUISHING FIRES OR FOR COMBATING OR PROTECTING AGAINST HARMFUL CHEMICAL AGENTS; CHEMICAL MATERIALS FOR USE IN BREATHING APPARATUS
    • A62D3/00—Processes for making harmful chemical substances harmless or less harmful, by effecting a chemical change in the substances
    • A62D3/02—Processes for making harmful chemical substances harmless or less harmful, by effecting a chemical change in the substances by biological methods, i.e. processes using enzymes or microorganisms
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B09—DISPOSAL OF SOLID WASTE; RECLAMATION OF CONTAMINATED SOIL
    • B09C—RECLAMATION OF CONTAMINATED SOIL
    • B09C1/00—Reclamation of contaminated soil
    • B09C1/10—Reclamation of contaminated soil microbiologically, biologically or by using enzymes
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C02—TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE
    • C02F—TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE
    • C02F3/00—Biological treatment of water, waste water, or sewage
    • C02F3/34—Biological treatment of water, waste water, or sewage characterised by the microorganisms used
    • C02F3/342—Biological treatment of water, waste water, or sewage characterised by the microorganisms used characterised by the enzymes used
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C06—EXPLOSIVES; MATCHES
    • C06B—EXPLOSIVES OR THERMIC COMPOSITIONS; MANUFACTURE THEREOF; USE OF SINGLE SUBSTANCES AS EXPLOSIVES
    • C06B21/00—Apparatus or methods for working-up explosives, e.g. forming, cutting, drying
    • C06B21/0091—Elimination of undesirable or temporary components of an intermediate or finished product, e.g. making porous or low density products, purifying, stabilising, drying; Deactivating; Reclaiming
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C12—BIOCHEMISTRY; BEER; SPIRITS; WINE; VINEGAR; MICROBIOLOGY; ENZYMOLOGY; MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING
    • C12N—MICROORGANISMS OR ENZYMES; COMPOSITIONS THEREOF; PROPAGATING, PRESERVING, OR MAINTAINING MICROORGANISMS; MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING; CULTURE MEDIA
    • C12N1/00—Microorganisms, e.g. protozoa; Compositions thereof; Processes of propagating, maintaining or preserving microorganisms or compositions thereof; Processes of preparing or isolating a composition containing a microorganism; Culture media therefor
    • C12N1/20—Bacteria; Culture media therefor
    • C12N1/205—Bacterial isolates
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C12—BIOCHEMISTRY; BEER; SPIRITS; WINE; VINEGAR; MICROBIOLOGY; ENZYMOLOGY; MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING
    • C12N—MICROORGANISMS OR ENZYMES; COMPOSITIONS THEREOF; PROPAGATING, PRESERVING, OR MAINTAINING MICROORGANISMS; MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING; CULTURE MEDIA
    • C12N9/00—Enzymes; Proenzymes; Compositions thereof; Processes for preparing, activating, inhibiting, separating or purifying enzymes
    • C12N9/0004—Oxidoreductases (1.)
    • C12N9/0012—Oxidoreductases (1.) acting on nitrogen containing compounds as donors (1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 1.7)
    • C12N9/0044—Oxidoreductases (1.) acting on nitrogen containing compounds as donors (1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 1.7) acting on other nitrogen compounds as donors (1.7)
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C12—BIOCHEMISTRY; BEER; SPIRITS; WINE; VINEGAR; MICROBIOLOGY; ENZYMOLOGY; MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING
    • C12P—FERMENTATION OR ENZYME-USING PROCESSES TO SYNTHESISE A DESIRED CHEMICAL COMPOUND OR COMPOSITION OR TO SEPARATE OPTICAL ISOMERS FROM A RACEMIC MIXTURE
    • C12P13/00—Preparation of nitrogen-containing organic compounds
    • C12P13/008—Preparation of nitrogen-containing organic compounds containing a N-O bond, e.g. nitro (-NO2), nitroso (-NO)
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C12—BIOCHEMISTRY; BEER; SPIRITS; WINE; VINEGAR; MICROBIOLOGY; ENZYMOLOGY; MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING
    • C12Q—MEASURING OR TESTING PROCESSES INVOLVING ENZYMES, NUCLEIC ACIDS OR MICROORGANISMS; COMPOSITIONS OR TEST PAPERS THEREFOR; PROCESSES OF PREPARING SUCH COMPOSITIONS; CONDITION-RESPONSIVE CONTROL IN MICROBIOLOGICAL OR ENZYMOLOGICAL PROCESSES
    • C12Q1/00—Measuring or testing processes involving enzymes, nucleic acids or microorganisms; Compositions therefor; Processes of preparing such compositions
    • C12Q1/001—Enzyme electrodes
    • C12Q1/005—Enzyme electrodes involving specific analytes or enzymes
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C12—BIOCHEMISTRY; BEER; SPIRITS; WINE; VINEGAR; MICROBIOLOGY; ENZYMOLOGY; MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING
    • C12Q—MEASURING OR TESTING PROCESSES INVOLVING ENZYMES, NUCLEIC ACIDS OR MICROORGANISMS; COMPOSITIONS OR TEST PAPERS THEREFOR; PROCESSES OF PREPARING SUCH COMPOSITIONS; CONDITION-RESPONSIVE CONTROL IN MICROBIOLOGICAL OR ENZYMOLOGICAL PROCESSES
    • C12Q1/00—Measuring or testing processes involving enzymes, nucleic acids or microorganisms; Compositions therefor; Processes of preparing such compositions
    • C12Q1/26—Measuring or testing processes involving enzymes, nucleic acids or microorganisms; Compositions therefor; Processes of preparing such compositions involving oxidoreductase
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A62—LIFE-SAVING; FIRE-FIGHTING
    • A62D—CHEMICAL MEANS FOR EXTINGUISHING FIRES OR FOR COMBATING OR PROTECTING AGAINST HARMFUL CHEMICAL AGENTS; CHEMICAL MATERIALS FOR USE IN BREATHING APPARATUS
    • A62D2101/00—Harmful chemical substances made harmless, or less harmful, by effecting chemical change
    • A62D2101/06—Explosives, propellants or pyrotechnics, e.g. rocket fuel or napalm
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A62—LIFE-SAVING; FIRE-FIGHTING
    • A62D—CHEMICAL MEANS FOR EXTINGUISHING FIRES OR FOR COMBATING OR PROTECTING AGAINST HARMFUL CHEMICAL AGENTS; CHEMICAL MATERIALS FOR USE IN BREATHING APPARATUS
    • A62D2101/00—Harmful chemical substances made harmless, or less harmful, by effecting chemical change
    • A62D2101/20—Organic substances
    • A62D2101/26—Organic substances containing nitrogen or phosphorus
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C12—BIOCHEMISTRY; BEER; SPIRITS; WINE; VINEGAR; MICROBIOLOGY; ENZYMOLOGY; MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING
    • C12R—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES C12C - C12Q, RELATING TO MICROORGANISMS
    • C12R2001/00—Microorganisms ; Processes using microorganisms
    • C12R2001/01—Bacteria or Actinomycetales ; using bacteria or Actinomycetales
GB9727152A 1995-07-11 1996-07-08 Detection and biodegradation of explosives Expired - Fee Related GB2317388B (en)

Priority Applications (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB9727152A GB2317388B (en) 1995-07-11 1996-07-08 Detection and biodegradation of explosives

Applications Claiming Priority (4)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB9514138A GB2303136A (en) 1995-07-11 1995-07-11 Pentaerythritol tetranitrate reductase enzyme
GB9607220A GB2311784A (en) 1996-04-04 1996-04-04 Pentaerythritoltetranitrate(PETN) reductase and the expression thereof
GB9727152A GB2317388B (en) 1995-07-11 1996-07-08 Detection and biodegradation of explosives
PCT/GB1996/001629 WO1997003201A1 (en) 1995-07-11 1996-07-08 Detection and biodegradation of explosives

Publications (3)

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GB9727152D0 GB9727152D0 (en) 1998-02-25
GB2317388A GB2317388A (en) 1998-03-25
GB2317388B true GB2317388B (en) 1999-11-03

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Citations (4)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP0501353A2 (en) * 1991-02-25 1992-09-02 Takeda Chemical Industries, Ltd. Process for producing optically active 2-hydroxycycloalkanecarboxylic acid esters
EP0511729A2 (en) * 1991-03-20 1992-11-04 Thermedics Detection Inc. Detection method for checking surfaces for specific compounds
WO1994021394A1 (en) * 1993-03-22 1994-09-29 Utah State University Foundation Methods for the biodegradation of environmental pollutants
WO1995033068A1 (en) * 1994-05-28 1995-12-07 British Nuclear Fuels Plc Biosensors for detecting nitrate or nitrite ions

Patent Citations (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP0501353A2 (en) * 1991-02-25 1992-09-02 Takeda Chemical Industries, Ltd. Process for producing optically active 2-hydroxycycloalkanecarboxylic acid esters
EP0511729A2 (en) * 1991-03-20 1992-11-04 Thermedics Detection Inc. Detection method for checking surfaces for specific compounds
WO1994021394A1 (en) * 1993-03-22 1994-09-29 Utah State University Foundation Methods for the biodegradation of environmental pollutants
WO1995033068A1 (en) * 1994-05-28 1995-12-07 British Nuclear Fuels Plc Biosensors for detecting nitrate or nitrite ions

Non-Patent Citations (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Title
Chemical Abstracts 1988,109(7),Abstr.47787 & Drug Metabolism and Disposition 1988,16(3),477-481 *
Chemical Abstracts 1996,125(3),Abstr.27992 & Appl.Environ.Microbiol. 1996,62(4),1214-1219 *

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