Solubilization of mixed polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons through a rhamnolipid biosurfactant

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 477-483

  Yu, Hui ^a   Huang, Guohe ^a   Wei, Jia ^a   An, Chunjiang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIO SURFACTANT; COMBINED EFFECT; COMPETITIVE EFFECTS; DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTERS; GROUP DIFFERENCES; MIXED SYSTEMS; RHAMNOLIPID BIOSURFACTANTS; SOLUBILITY ENHANCEMENT;

AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BIOMOLECULES; COMPOSTING; CRITICAL MICELLE CONCENTRATION; FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; MICELLES; SOLUBILITY;

POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

BIOSURFACTANT; DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; PHENANTHRENE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; PYRENE; RHAMNOLIPID;

ARTICLE; HYDROPHOBICITY; SOIL; SOLUBILITY; SOLUBILIZATION;

GLYCOLIPIDS; MICELLES; PHENANTHRENES; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; PYRENES; SOIL; SOLUBILITY; SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENTS;

EID: 79952956102     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: 15372537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2010.0286     Document Type: Article

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