Effect of substrate interaction on the degradation of methyl tert-butyl ether, benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylene by Rhodococcus sp

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 167, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 669-674

  Lee, Eun Hee ^a   Cho, Kyung Suk ^a  

^a Ewha Womans University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; BTEX; Interaction; MTBE; Rhodococcus sp

Indexed keywords

BENZENE , TOLUENE , ETHYLBENZENE , AND XYLENES; BTEX; DEGRADATION RATE; DRY CELLS; INTERACTION; METHYL TERT BUTYL ETHER; MTBE; RHODOCOCCUS SP; SINGLE COMPONENTS; SUBSTRATE INTERACTION;

AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; BENZENE; BINARY MIXTURES; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIODEGRADATION; ETHERS; ETHYLBENZENE; MICROBIOLOGY; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; SUBSTRATES; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; TOLUENE; XYLENE;

DEGRADATION;

BENZENE; ETHYLBENZENE; TERT BUTYL METHYL ETHER; TOLUENE; XYLENE;

BACTERIUM; BIODEGRADATION; BTEX; MTBE; OXIC CONDITIONS; SUBSTRATE;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BIOREMEDIATION; CHEMICAL INTERACTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGRADATION KINETICS; DRY WEIGHT; INHIBITION KINETICS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; RHODOCOCCUS;

AEROBIOSIS; BENZENE; BENZENE DERIVATIVES; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; KINETICS; METHYL ETHERS; RHODOCOCCUS; SOLVENTS; TOLUENE; XYLENES;

RHODOCOCCUS; RHODOCOCCUS SP.;

EID: 66149192095     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2009.01.035     Document Type: Article

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