Enhancement of methyl tert-butyl ether degradation by the addition of readily metabolizable organic substrates

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 167, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 860-865

  Chen, Dongzhi ^a   Chen, Jianmeng ^a   Zhong, Weihong ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Methylibium petroleiphilum PM1; MTBE; Removal rate; Stimulatory effect; Yeast extract

Indexed keywords

METHYLIBIUM PETROLEIPHILUM PM1; MTBE; REMOVAL RATE; STIMULATORY EFFECT; YEAST EXTRACT;

BIOMASS; CALCIUM; CELL CULTURE; DEGRADATION; ETHERS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PACKED BEDS; REMOVAL; YEAST;

SUBSTRATES;

2 PROPANOL; ACETONE; ALCOHOL; BENZENE; CALCIUM ALGINATE; CYCLOHEXANE; HEPTANE; HEXANE; METHANOL; TERT BUTYL METHYL ETHER; TOLUENE;

BACTERIUM; BIODEGRADATION; BIOMASS; METABOLISM; MTBE; YEAST;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; BIOREMEDIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DEGRADATION; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; IMMOBILIZED CELL; INOCULATION; METHYLIBIUM PETROLEIPHILUM; NONHUMAN; YEAST;

AEROBIOSIS; ALGINATES; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOMASS; BURKHOLDERIA; CELLS, IMMOBILIZED; CULTURE MEDIA; GLUCURONIC ACID; HEXURONIC ACIDS; KINETICS; METABOLISM; METHYL ETHERS; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

METHYLIBIUM PETROLEIPHILUM;

EID: 66149168389     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2009.01.065     Document Type: Article

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