The anaerobic biodegradation of diethanolamine by a nitrate reducing bacterium

Biodegradation

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 183-189

  Knapp, Jeremy S ^a   Jenkey, Nicholas D ^a   Townsley, Colin C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b BP EXPLORATION   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

amine; biodegradation; diethanolamine; ethanolamines; nitrate reduction

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0030174677     PISSN: 09239820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00058178     Document Type: Article

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