Reactor comparisons for the biodegradation of thiodiglycol, a product of mustard gas hydrolysis

Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology - Part A Enzyme Engineering and Biotechnology

Volumn 57-58, Issue , 1996, Pages 779-789

  Pham, Minh Quan K ^a   Harvey, Steven P ^b   Weigand, William A ^a   Bentley, William E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b U S ARMY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Chemical warfare agents; Sulfur mustard; Thiodiglycol

Indexed keywords

2,2'-THIODIETHANOL; CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENT; MUSTARD GAS; THIODIGLYCOL; THIOL DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; BIOREMEDIATION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HYDROLYSIS; INSTRUMENTATION; METABOLISM;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENTS; HYDROLYSIS; MUSTARD GAS; SULFHYDRYL COMPOUNDS;

EID: 0030098155     PISSN: 02732289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02941758     Document Type: Article

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