US Patent Issued to LignoSol IP on Dec. 16 for "Lignin-based compositions and related cleaning methods" (Maltese Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,497,553, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to LignoSol IP Ltd. (San Gwann, Malta).

"Lignin-based compositions and related cleaning methods" was invented by Desmond Alexander Somerville (San Gwann, Malta) and Patrick Dieter Waibel (San Gwann, Malta).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Compositions are provided for hydrocarbon cleaning applications, in particular cleaning the surface(s) of vessels or platforms fouled by hydrocarbon containing materials. In some embodiments, the composition comprises lignin, in particular technical lignin, and at least one strain of bacteria capable of biosurfactant production and/or a biosurfactant produced by at ...