US Patent Issued to COUNCIL OF SCIENTIFIC & INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH on Nov. 11 for "Process for the production and recovery of bio-surfactant from Bacillus sp. MCC0156" (Indian Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,467,068, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to COUNCIL OF SCIENTIFIC & INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH (New Delhi).

"Process for the production and recovery of bio-surfactant from Bacillus sp. MCC0156" was invented by Syed Gulam Dastager (Pune, India) and Hari Ram (Pune, India).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to a process for the production and recovery of a bio-surfactant extract from Bacillus sp. MCC0156. Further, the present invention relates to a thermostable bio-surfactant extract consisting of 1-Pentanonacontene and 3-hydroxy-16-methylheptadecanoic acid with excellent emulsification and oil displacement activity for ap...