Utilization of chemically oxidized polystyrene as co-substrate by filamentous fungi

International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health

Volumn 212, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 61-66

  Motta, Oriana ^a   Proto, Antonio ^a   De Carlo, Francesco ^a   De Caro, Francesco ^a   Santoro, Emanuela ^a   Brunetti, Luigi ^a   Capunzo, Mario ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALERNO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Curvularia; Degradation; Fungi; Oxidation; Polystyrene

Indexed keywords

ECOFLEX; POLYESTER; POLYSTYRENE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; ASCOMYCETES; BIOREMEDIATION; CHEMISTRY; FUNGUS HYPHAE; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ASCOMYCOTA; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; HYPHAE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; POLYESTERS; POLYSTYRENES; SPECTROSCOPY, FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED;

CURVULARIA; FUNGI;

EID: 57449087338     PISSN: 14384639     EISSN: 1618131X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2007.09.014     Document Type: Article

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