Biosurfactants from Acinetobacter calcoaceticus BU03 enhance the solubility and biodegradation of phenanthrene

Environmental Technology

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 291-299

  Zhao, Zhenyong ^a   Wong, Jonathan W C ^a  

^a HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Benzo(a)pyrene; Degradation; Isolation; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; Pyrene; Solubility

Indexed keywords

AIR; ANTHRACENE; BIODEGRADATION; CRITICAL MICELLE CONCENTRATION; DEGRADATION; EMULSIFICATION; HEXANE; MICELLES; NAPHTHALENE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; PYRENE; SOIL POLLUTION; SOLUBILITY;

ACINETOBACTER CALCOACETICUS; BENZO(A)PYRENE; CRITICAL MICELLE CONCENTRATION (CMC); EMULSIFYING ACTIVITY; ISOLATION; PETROLEUM-CONTAMINATED SOIL; POLYCYCLIC AROMATICS; THERMOPHILIC CONDITIONS;

BIOMOLECULES;

BIODEGRADATION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); EXTRACTION; PYRENE; SOLUBILITY; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

AGAR; BIODEGRADATION; PAH; PHENANTHRENE; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; PYRENE; SOIL POLLUTION; SOLUBILITY;

ACINETOBACTER CALCOACETICUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 61849173499     PISSN: 09593330     EISSN: 1479487X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593330802630801     Document Type: Article

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