Enhanced solubility and biodegradation of naphthalene with biosurfactant

Journal of Environmental Engineering

Volumn 126, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 629-634

  Vipulanandan, Cumaraswamy ^a   Ren, Xupeng ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOSURFACTANT; DODECYL SULFATE SODIUM; FERMENTATION; KEROSENE; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; NAPHTHALENE; PH; PSEUDOMONAS; SOLUBILITY; SOLUBILIZATION; TRITON X 100; VEGETABLE OIL;

BIODEGRADATION; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; MICROORGANISMS; NAPHTHALENE; PH; SOLUBILITY; SURFACE TENSION;

BIOSURFACTANTS;

BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT;

BIODEGRADATION; SOLUBILITY; SURFACTANT; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 0033912206     PISSN: 07339372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9372(2000)126:7(629)     Document Type: Article

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