Kinetic analysis of microbial desulfurization of model and light gas oils containing multiple alkyl dibenzothiophenes

Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 298-304

  Kobayashi, Morio ^a   Horiuchi, Keizo ^a   Yoshikawa, Osamu ^a   Hirasawa, Kazuaki ^a   Ishii, Yoshitaka ^a   Fujino, Kazuhito ^a   Sugiyama, Hiroshi ^a   Maruhashi, Kenji ^a  

^a Petroleum Energy Center   (Japan)

Author keywords

Alkyl dibenzothiophene; Desulfurization; Light gas oil; Rhodococcus

Indexed keywords

FUEL OIL; SULFUR; THIOPHENE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; BIOREMEDIATION; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; KINETICS; METABOLISM; RHODOCOCCUS;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; FUEL OILS; KINETICS; MODELS, CHEMICAL; RHODOCOCCUS; SULFUR; THIOPHENES;

EID: 0035257460     PISSN: 09168451     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1271/bbb.65.298     Document Type: Article

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