ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,600,896, issued on April 14, was assigned to LignoSol IP Ltd. (San Gwann, Malta).
"Lignin-based compositions and related hydrocarbon recovery 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 recovery applications. 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 least one such isolated strain of bacteria. Also provided is a method for recovering hydroca...