Biodegradation of soybean and castor oil biodiesel: Implications on the natural attenuation of monoaromatic hydrocarbons in groundwater

Ground Water Monitoring and Remediation

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 111-118

  Corseuil, Henry X ^a   Monier, Amy L ^b   Gomes, Ana P N ^a   Chiaranda, Helen S ^a   do Rosario, Mario ^c   Alvarez, Pedro J J ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

^b Rice University   (United States)

^c Development Center   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CASTOR OIL BIODIESEL; COMPLEX DYNAMICS; CONTROLLED RELEASE; FATTY ACID METHYL ESTER; HIGH VISCOSITIES; HYDROCARBON COMPONENTS; HYDROCARBON DEGRADATION; HYPOXIC CONDITION; INHIBITORY EFFECT; LOW BACKGROUND; MONOAROMATIC HYDROCARBON; NATURAL ATTENUATION; REGION OF INFLUENCES;

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; BENZENE; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIODEGRADATION; DEGRADATION; ETHANOL; FATTY ACIDS; GROUNDWATER; HYDROCARBONS; MICROBIOLOGY; TOLUENE; VEGETABLE OILS; VISCOSITY;

BIODIESEL;

AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; BACKGROUND LEVEL; BIOAVAILABILITY; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFUEL; BIOTRANSFORMATION; DICOTYLEDON; ESSENTIAL OIL; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; MICROCOSM; NATURAL ATTENUATION; NITRATE; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SOYBEAN; VISCOSITY; WATER TREATMENT;

BRAZIL; FLORIANOPOLIS; SANTA CATARINA;

GLYCINE MAX;

EID: 80051810159     PISSN: 10693629     EISSN: 17456592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-6592.2011.01333.x     Document Type: Article

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