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EP 0396832 B1 19930303 - ENZYMATIC COAL DESULFURIZATION

Title (en)

ENZYMATIC COAL DESULFURIZATION

Publication

EP 0396832 B1 19930303 (EN)

Application

EP 89304725 A 19890510

Priority

EP 89304725 A 19890510

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0396832A1] Coal is desulfurized by treatment with a hydrolase to convert organic sulfur moieties in the coal matrix to sulfates, and by treatment with a sulfatase to cleave the sulfates.

IPC 1-7

C10L 9/00; C12S 1/02

IPC 8 full level

C10L 9/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

C10L 9/00 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH DE ES FR GB GR IT LI LU NL SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0396832 A1 19901114; EP 0396832 B1 19930303; AT E86290 T1 19930315; DE 68905180 D1 19930408; DE 68905180 T2 19930805; ES 2039855 T3 19931001; GR 3008006 T3 19930831

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 89304725 A 19890510; AT 89304725 T 19890510; DE 68905180 T 19890510; ES 89304725 T 19890510; GR 930400664 T 19930531