Anaerobic Biodegradation of Alternative Fuels and Associated Biocorrosion of Carbon Steel in Marine Environments

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 50, Issue 9, 2016, Pages 4844-4853

  Liang, Renxing ^a   Aktas, Deniz F ^a   Aydin, Egemen ^a,c   Bonifay, Vincent ^a   Sunner, Jan ^a   Suflita, Joseph M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^b Environmental Engineering Department ^*  (United States)

^c ISTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFUELS; CARBON STEEL; CORROSION; FUELS; HYDROCARBONS; PITTING; REDUCTION; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

ALKYLATED BENZENES; ANAEROBIC BIODEGRADATION; ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; BIOLOGICAL STABILITY; ENVIRONMENTAL RELEASE; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; SULFATE REDUCING BACTERIA; SULFATE REDUCTION;

ALTERNATIVE FUELS;

ALKYLBENZENE; BIOFUEL; CARBON; CARBON STEEL; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; SEA WATER; STEEL; SULFATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALTERNATIVE FUEL; ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFUEL; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CARBON; CORROSION; HYDROCARBON; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; METABOLISM; METABOLITE; SEAWATER; STEEL; SULFATE-REDUCING BACTERIUM;

ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILM; BIOMASS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORROSION; DESULFOGLAEBA ALKANEXEDENS; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; LIMIT OF DETECTION; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NONHUMAN; SULFATE REDUCING BACTERIUM; BIOREMEDIATION; MICROBIOLOGY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAMELINA;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CARBON; CORROSION; SEAWATER; STEEL;

EID: 84968830576     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.5b06388     Document Type: Article

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