Aerobic biodegradation of polyethylene glycols of different molecular weights in wastewater and seawater

Water Research

Volumn 42, Issue 19, 2008, Pages 4791-4801

  Bernhard, Marco ^a   Eubeler, Jan P ^b   Zok, Sabine ^b   Knepper, Thomas P ^a  

^a FRESENIUS UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Germany)

^b BASF SE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Analysis; Biodegradation; MALDI TOF MS; Marine microorganisms; Polyethylene glycols; Seawater

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBONATION; CHAINS; DESORPTION; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; ORGANIC CARBON; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; POLYETHYLENES; SEAWATER; TESTING;

AEROBIC BIODEGRADATION; ANALYSE; DEGRADATION PATHWAYS; FRESH WATER; INOCULA; MARINE MICROORGANISM; MATRIX-ASSISTED LASER DESORPTION/IONIZATION-TIME-OF-FLIGHT MASS SPECTROMETRY; MUNICIPAL WASTEWATERS; SYNTHETIC POLYMERS; WATERSOLUBLE POLYMERS;

BIODEGRADATION;

CARBON DIOXIDE; FRESH WATER; MACROGOL; MACROGOL 2000; ORGANIC CARBON; SEA WATER;

BIODEGRADATION; CARBON DIOXIDE; FILTER; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MICROORGANISM; OXIC CONDITIONS; POLYMER; SEAWATER; WASTEWATER;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISSOLUTION; FILTRATION; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MATRIX ASSISTED LASER DESORPTION IONIZATION TIME OF FLIGHT MASS SPECTROMETRY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WASTE WATER; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 55549094789     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2008.08.028     Document Type: Article

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