Microbial degradation of palm (Elaeis guineensis) biodiesel

Revista de Biologia Tropical

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 59-63

  Lutz, Giselle ^a   Chavarría, Max ^a   Arias, María Laura ^a   Mata Segreda, Julio F ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE COSTA RICA   (Costa Rica)

Author keywords

Elaeis guineensis; Fatty esters; Kinetics; Palm biodiesel; Wild type bacterial degradation

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CITROBACTER; ELAEIS GUINEENSIS; ENTEROBACTER; PROTEUS VULGARIS; PSEUDOMONAS;

EID: 33847639427     PISSN: 00347744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15517/rbt.v54i1.13994     Document Type: Article

References (14)

1. Çetinkaya, M. & F. Karaosmanolu. 2004. Optimization of base-catalyzed transesterification reaction of used cooking oil. Energy Fuels 18: 1888-1895.
2. Cogan, E.J., R.Z. Norman & G.L. Thompson. 1960. Calculus of functions of one argument. Prentice-Hall, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, USA, p. 143-144.
3. Lengeler, J.W., G. Drews & H.G. Schlegel. 1999. The biology off the prokaryotes. Thieme, Stuttgart, Germany, p. 205-206.
4. Maachi, R., M. Abousseoud & T. Chaabane. 2001. Kinetics of biodegradation of petroleum by Pseudomonas sp. Desalination 139: 367.
5. Marchal, R., S. Penet, F. Solano-Serena & J.P. Vandecasteele. 2003. Gasoline and diesel oil biodegradation. Oil & Gas Science and Technol. - Rev. IFP 58: 441-448.
6. Mihelcic, J.R. 2001. Fundamentos de ingeniería ambiental. Limusa Wiley, México, D. F., p. 299-303.
7. Mittelbach, M. & C. Remschmidt. 2004. Biodiesel. The comprehensive handbook. Boersedruck Ges. M.B.H., Vienna, pp. 27-35.
8. Obire, O. & O. Nwaubeta. 2002. Effects of refined petroleum hydrocarbons on soil physicochemical and bacteriological characteristics. J. Appl. Sci. Environ. Manag. 6: 39-44.
9. Plohl, K., H. Leskovšek & M. Bricelj. 2002. Biological degradation of motor oil in water. Acta Chim. Slov. 49: 279-289.
10. Riis, V., S. Kleinsteuber & W. Babel. 2003. Influence of high salinities on the degradation of diesel fuel bacterial consortia. Can. J. Microbiol. 49: 713-721.
11. Tashtoush, G.M., M.I. Al-Widyan & M.M. Al-Jarrah. 2004. Experimental study on evaluation and optimization of conversion of waste animal fat into biodiesel. Energy Conversion Manag. 45: 2697-2711.
12. Vanderzant, C & D.F. Splittstoesser. 1992. Compendium of methods for the microbiological examination of food. APWA, Washington, D.C.
13. Williams, D.L., K.D. Kriel, G.A. Stewart, R.C. Hulse, J.E. Holsomback, Jr. & J.R. Stewart. 1998. Bioremediation of oil-contaminated soils by stimulating indigenous microbes. Environ. Geosci. 5: 1-8.
14. Zhang, X., C.L. Peterson, D. Reese, G. Möller & R. Haws. 1995. Biodegradability of biodiesel in the aquatic environment. Department of Agricultural Engineering, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho, USA. (Downloaded: December 5, 2004, http://biodiesel.org/resources/reportsdatabase/ reports/mar/19950601_mar-009.pdf).