Degradation of various alkyl ethers by alkyl ether-degrading Actinobacteria isolated from activated sludge of a mixed wastewater treatment

Chemosphere

Volumn 73, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1442-1447

  Kim, Yong Hak ^a   Cha, Chang Jun ^b   Engesser, Karl Heinrich ^c   Kim, Sang Jong ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Chung Ang University   (South Korea)

^c UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART   (Germany)

Author keywords

Actinobacteria; Activated sludge; Alkyl ether degradation; Aromatic 2 monooxygenation and hydroxylation; O Dealkylation; Substrate niche overlap

Indexed keywords

ACTINOBACTERIA; ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ALKYL ETHER DEGRADATION; AROMATIC 2-MONOOXYGENATION AND HYDROXYLATION; O-DEALKYLATION;

ACOUSTIC EMISSIONS; ALKYLATION; AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; BIOACTIVITY; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; ETHERS; MAGNESIUM PRINTING PLATES; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PHENOLS; RATE CONSTANTS; SEWAGE; SEWAGE SLUDGE; SEWAGE TREATMENT; STRAIN; SUBSTRATES; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER TREATMENT; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

DEGRADATION;

ALKYL ETHER; ANISOLE;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ALKENE; BACTERIUM; BIODEGRADATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ETHER; METABOLITE; NICHE OVERLAP; SEWAGE TREATMENT;

ACTINOBACTERIA; ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEALKYLATION; DEGRADATION; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; NONHUMAN; RHODOCOCCUS; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTANT;

ACTINOBACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOTRANSFORMATION; ETHER, ETHYL; ETHERS; OXYGEN; RHODOCOCCUS; SEWAGE; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ACTINOBACTERIA; GORDONIA SP.; RHODOCOCCUS RHODOCHROUS; RHODOCOCCUS SP.;

EID: 54849439069     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2008.07.074     Document Type: Article

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