Application of biosurfactants, rhamnolipid, and surfactin, for enhanced biodegradation of diesel-contaminated water and soil

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 151, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 155-163

  Whang, Liang Ming ^a   Liu, Pao Wen G ^b   Ma, Chih Chung ^a   Cheng, Sheng Shung ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHUNG HWA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Bioremediation; Biosurfactant; Diesel; Rhamnolipid; Surfactin

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; BIOMASS; BIOREMEDIATION; CONTAMINATION; DISSOLUTION; MICROORGANISMS; SOILS; SURFACE TENSION;

BIOSURFACTANT; DIESEL-CONTAMINATED WATER; RHAMNOLIPID;

SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

BIOSURFACTANT; DIESEL FUEL; LIPOPROTEIN; RHAMNOLIPID; SURFACTIN; WATER;

BIODEGRADATION; BIOMASS; BIOREMEDIATION; CONTAMINATION; DISSOLUTION; MICROORGANISMS; SOILS; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; SURFACE TENSION;

BIODEGRADATION; BIOMASS; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DIESEL; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; LIPID; PROTEIN; SOIL POLLUTION; SURFACE TENSION; SURFACTANT; WATER POLLUTION;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BIODEGRADATION; BIOMASS; BIOREMEDIATION; DISSOLUTION; MICELLE; MICROORGANISM; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SOIL POLLUTION; SURFACE TENSION; WATER CONTAMINATION;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; GASOLINE; GLYCOLIPIDS; PEPTIDES, CYCLIC; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; SOIL POLLUTANTS; SOLUBILITY; SURFACE TENSION; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 38349152486     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2007.05.063     Document Type: Article

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