Improved biodesulfurization of hydrodesulfurized diesel oil using Rhodococcus erythropolis and Gordonia sp.

Biotechnology Letters

Volumn 30, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1759-1764

  Li, Guo Qiang ^a   Li, Shan Shan ^a   Qu, Shi Wei ^b   Liu, Qing Kun ^a   Ma, Ting ^a   Zhu, Lin ^a   Liang, Feng Lai ^a   Liu, Ru Lin ^a  

^a NANKAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b EAST CHINA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Biodesulfurization; Gordonia sp.; Hydrodesulfurized diesel oil; Mixed bacteria; Rhodococcus erythropolis

Indexed keywords

DIESEL FUELS; HYDRODESULFURIZATION; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

BENZOTHIOPHENES; BIODESULFURIZATION; DIBENZOTHIOPHENES; DIESEL OILS; GORDONIA SP.; HYDRODESULFURIZED DIESEL OIL; MIXED BACTERIA; RHODOCOCCUS ERYTHROPOLIS;

DESULFURIZATION;

GASOLINE; SULFUR;

ARTICLE; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; GORDONIA; METABOLISM; RHODOCOCCUS;

GASOLINE; GORDONIA BACTERIUM; RHODOCOCCUS; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY; SULFUR;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); GORDONIA SP.; RHODOCOCCUS ERYTHROPOLIS;

EID: 50249172792     PISSN: 01415492     EISSN: 15736776     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10529-008-9748-8     Document Type: Article

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