Critical evaluation of the 2D-CSIA scheme for distinguishing fuel oxygenate degradation reaction mechanisms

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 46, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 4757-4766

  Rosell, Mònica ^a,c   Gonzalez Olmos, Rafael ^a,b   Rohwerder, Thore ^a   Rusevova, Klara ^a   Georgi, Anett ^a   Kopinke, Frank Dieter ^a   Richnow, Hans H ^a  

^a HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACID HYDROLYSIS; AEROBIC BIODEGRADATION; CARBON AND HYDROGENS; CHEMICAL OXIDATION; COMPLEMENTARY TOOLS; CRITICAL EVALUATION; DEGRADATION REACTION; ETHYL TERT-BUTYL ETHER; FENTON REAGENTS; FRACTIONATION PATTERNS; FUEL OXYGENATES; GORDONIA; GORDONIA SP; GROUNDWATER PLUMES; INITIAL DEGRADATION MECHANISM; METHYL TERT BUTYL ETHER; MOLECULAR TOOLS; MONOOXYGENASES; REACTION MECHANISM; RHODOCOCCUS; TERT-AMYL METHYL ETHERS; TRANSITION STATE;

BIODEGRADATION; DEGRADATION; ETHERS; GROUNDWATER; HYDROGEN; HYDROLYSIS; HYDROXYLATION; LABORATORIES;

ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

CARBON; ETHER DERIVATIVE; ETHYL TERT BUTYL ETHER; FUEL; GROUND WATER; HYDROGEN; TERT BUTYL METHYL ETHER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BACTERIUM; BIODEGRADATION; BIOTRANSFORMATION; ETHER; FIELD SURVEY; HYDROLYSIS; LABORATORY METHOD; OXIC CONDITIONS; OXIDATION; PLUME;

AEROBIC BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIODEGRADATION; GORDONIA; HYDROXYLATION; MYCOBACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; OXYGENATION; PLUME; PSEUDOMONAS; RHODOCOCCUS;

BACTERIA, AEROBIC; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; ETHYL ETHERS; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; HYDROLYSIS; IRON; MANGANESE COMPOUNDS; METHYL ETHERS; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; OXIDES; TOSYLARGININE METHYL ESTER;

GORDONIA SP.; METHYLIBIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM AUSTROAFRICANUM; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA; RHODOCOCCUS; RHODOCOCCUS RUBER; RHODOCOCCUS ZOPFII;

EID: 84860479663     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es2036543     Document Type: Article

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