Biosurfactant enhancement of microbial degradation of various structural classes of hydrocarbon in mixed waste systems

Environmental Engineering Science

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 463-469

  Inakollu, Suresh ^a   Hung, Huang Chin ^b   Shreve, Gina S ^b  

^a Enviro Matrix Inc   (United States)

^b Wayne State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Hydrocarbon solubilization; Microbial; Rhamnolipid

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; HYDROCARBONS; MICELLES; MICROORGANISMS; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; RATE CONSTANTS;

BIOSURFACTANTS; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; RHAMNOLIPIDS;

SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

ALKANE; BENZENE DERIVATIVE; BIOSURFACTANT; DODECANE; HEXADECANE; HYDROCARBON; NAPHTHALENE DERIVATIVE; OCTANE; PHENANTHRENE DERIVATIVE; PRISTANE; TOLUENE;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); MICELLE; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; MODEL; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; REACTION ANALYSIS; SOLUBILITY; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 3042817428     PISSN: 10928758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/1092875041358467     Document Type: Article

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