Using adenosine triphosphate concentration as a measure of fuel treatment microbicide performance

10th International Conference on Stability, Handling and Use of Liquid Fuels 2007

Volumn 1, Issue , 2007, Pages 535-558

  Passman, Frederick J ^a   English, Edward ^b   Lindhardt, Charlotte ^c  

^a Biodeterioration Control Associates Inc   (United States)

^b Fuel Quality Services Inc   (United States)

^c MERCK KGAA   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adenosine triphosphate; ATP; Biocide; Biodeterioration; Culturable bacteria; Culturable fungi; Diesel; Fuel; Gasoline; Microbicide; Microbiology

Indexed keywords

BIODETERIORATION; CULTURABLE; CULTURABLE BACTERIA; DIESEL; MICROBICIDE;

BIOCIDES; FUELS; GASOLINE; LIQUID FUELS; MICROBIOLOGY; PHOSPHATES;

ADENOSINETRIPHOSPHATE;

EID: 84865238989     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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