Biodegradation of potential diesel oxygenate additives: Dibutyl maleate (DBM), and tripropylene glycol methyl ether (TGME)

Chemosphere

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 861-868

  Marchetti, Alfredo A ^a   Knize, Mark G ^a   Chiarappa Zucca, Marina L ^a   Pletcher, Ronald J ^a   Layton, David W ^a  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerobic; Benzene; Biotransformation; Fuel; MTBE; Recalcitrant

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GROUNDWATER; PETROLEUM ADDITIVES;

ENGINE TESTS;

ETHERS;

BENZENE; DIBUTYL MALEATE; DIESEL FUEL; GROUND WATER; MALEIC ACID DERIVATIVE; TERT BUTYL METHYL ETHER; TRIPROPYLENE GLYCOL METHYL ETHER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BIODEGRADATION;

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; DEGRADATION KINETICS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EXHAUST GAS; PARTICULATE MATTER; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; SOIL;

EID: 0038510217     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0045-6535(03)00293-5     Document Type: Article

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