abstract：:The performance of diesel oil degradation by Candida tropicalis immobilized on various conventional matrices (sodium alginate, carboxyl methyl cellulose, chitosan) and biowaste materials (wheat bran, sawdust, peanut hull powder) was investigated using the method of entrapment and physical adsorption. The yeast species...

journal_title：Biodegradation

authors： Chandran P,Das N

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ethanol is a renewable biofuel, and it can be produced from lignocellulosic biomass. The biomass is usually converted to hydrolysates that consist of sugar and sugar derivatives, such as furfural. Yeast ferments sugar to ethanol, but furfural higher than 3 mM is inhibitory. It can take several days for yeast cells to ...

journal_title：Biodegradation

authors： Li Q,Metthew Lam LK,Xun L

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A novel bacterial strain capable of degrading the pyrethroid pesticide fenpropathrin was isolated from mixed wastewater and sludge samples. Phylogenetic analysis of the 16S rDNA sequence revealed that the organism belongs to the genus Clostridium. The organism can co-metabolically transform fenpropathrin at 100 mg l(-...

journal_title：Biodegradation

authors： Zhang S,Yin L,Liu Y,Zhang D,Luo X,Cheng J,Cheng F,Dai J

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The application of biocides is a traditional method of controlling biodecay of outdoor cultural heritage. Chlorophyll degradation to phaeopigments is used to test the biocidal efficacy of the antimicrobial agents. In the present study, the usefulness of color measurements in estimating chlorophyll degradation was inve...

journal_title：Biodegradation

authors： Sanmartín P,Villa F,Silva B,Cappitelli F,Prieto B

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The degradation potential of trichloroethene by the aerobic methane- and ammonia-oxidizing microorganisms naturally associated with wetland plant (Carex comosa) roots was examined in this study. In bench-scale microcosm experiments with washed (soil free) Carex comosa roots, the activity of root-associated methane- an...

journal_title：Biodegradation

authors： Powell CL,Nogaro G,Agrawal A

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Digestion of cattle manure collected from a livestock farm together with bedding material (straw) has been studied under mesophilic and thermophilic conditions in batch reactors. The digestion was carried out for a prolonged period with the aim of evaluating the changes undergone by the organic matter. The mesophilic ...

journal_title：Biodegradation

authors： Gómez X,Blanco D,Lobato A,Calleja A,Martínez-Núñez F,Martin-Villacorta J

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Microbial adhesion is an important factor that can influence biodegradation of poorly water soluble hydrocarbons such as phenanthrene. This study examined how adhesion to an oil-water interface, as mediated by 1-dodecanol, enhanced phenanthrene biodegradation by Pseudomonas fluorescens LP6a. Phenanthrene was dissolved...

journal_title：Biodegradation

authors： Abbasnezhad H,Foght JM,Gray MR

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Methanol-oxidizing bacteria may play an important role in the development and use of biological treatment systems for the removal of methanol from industrial effluents. Optimization of methanol degradation potential in such systems is contingent on availability of nutrients, such as nitrogen, in the most favorable for...

journal_title：Biodegradation

authors： Babbitt CW,Lindner AS

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Burkholderia sp. strain AK-5 converts 4-aminophenol to maleylacetic acid via 1,2,4-trihydroxybenzene, which is unstable in vitro and non-enzymatically auto-oxidized to 2-hydroxy-1,4-benzoquinone. Crude extract of strain AK-5 retarded the auto-oxidation and reduced the substrate analogue, 2,6-dimethoxy-1,4-benzoquinone...

journal_title：Biodegradation

authors： Takenaka S,Koshiya J,Okugawa S,Takata A,Murakami S,Aoki K

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pseudomonas sp. strain WBC-3 utilizes para-nitrophenol (PNP) as a sole source of carbon, nitrogen and energy. PnpA (PNP 4-monooxygenase) and PnpB (para-benzoquinone reductase) were shown to be involved in the initial steps of PNP catabolism via hydroquinone. We demonstrated here that PnpA also catalyzed monooxygenatio...

journal_title：Biodegradation

authors： Wei M,Zhang JJ,Liu H,Zhou NY

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A Gram-positive, Micrococcus sp. strain PS-1 capable of utilizing phenylurea herbicide diuron as a sole carbon source at a high concentration (up to 250 ppm) was isolated from diuron storage site by selective enrichment study. The taxonomic characterization with 16S rRNA gene sequencing (1,477 bp) identified PS-1 as a...

journal_title：Biodegradation

authors： Sharma P,Chopra A,Cameotra SS,Suri CR

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this review is to give a general account on the oxidative microbial degradation of flavonols. Since now 50 years, various research groups have deciphered the way microorganisms aerobically deal with this important class of flavonoids. Flavonols such as rutin and quercetin are abundantly found in vegetal tis...

journal_title：Biodegradation

authors： Tranchimand S,Brouant P,Iacazio G

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of anaerobic processes to treat low-strength wastewater has been increasing in recent years due to their favourable performance-costs balance. For optimal results, it is necessary to identify reactor configurations that are best suited for this kind of application. This paper reports on the comparative study c...

journal_title：Biodegradation

authors： Sevilla-Espinosa S,Solórzano-Campo M,Bello-Mendoza R

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study deals the biodegradation of the major color containing compounds extracted from distillery wastewater (DWW) by an aerobic bacterial consortium comprising Bacillus licheniformis (DQ79010), Bacillus sp. (DQ779011) and Alcaligenes sp. (DQ779012) and characterization of metabolic products. The degradation of co...

journal_title：Biodegradation

authors： Bharagava RN,Chandra R

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A rod-shaped, gram-negative bacterium Stenotrophomonas sp. SMSP-1 was isolated from the sludge of a wastewater treating system of a pesticide manufacturer. Strain SMSP-1 could hydrolyze methyl parathion to p-nitrophenol (PNP) and dimethyl phosphorothioate but could not degrade PNP further. Strain SMSP-1 was able to hy...

journal_title：Biodegradation

authors： Shen YJ,Lu P,Mei H,Yu HJ,Hong Q,Li SP

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rubrivivax benzoatilyticus JA2 utilizes L: -tryptophan as the sole source of nitrogen for growth, and it has a doubling time of approximately 11 h (compared to 8 h with ammonium chloride). With cell free extracts in the presence of 2-oxoglutarate, indole-3-pyruvic acid, indole-3-acetaldehyde, indole-3-acetic acid, isa...

journal_title：Biodegradation

authors： Kumavath RN,Ramana ChV,Sasikala Ch

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The biosorption equilibrium isotherms of Ni(II) onto marine brown algae Lobophora variegata, which was chemically-modified by CaCl(2) were studied and modeled. To predict the biosorption isotherms and to determine the characteristic parameters for process design, twenty-three one-, two-, three-, four- and five-paramet...

journal_title：Biodegradation

authors： Basha S,Jaiswar S,Jha B

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The natural estrogen 17beta-estradiol (E2) is a major endocrine disruptor, with adverse effects on wildlife and humans. The aim of this study was to isolate microorganisms able to effectively remove E2 from wastewater. Accordingly, five E2-degrading strains of bacteria were isolated from activated sludge collected fro...

journal_title：Biodegradation

authors： Jiang L,Yang J,Chen J

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this paper, Fourier Transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) along with thermogravimetric analysis together with mass spectrometry (TG-MS analysis) were employed to study the organic matter transformation attained under anaerobic digestion of slaughterhouse waste and to establish the stability of the digestates obtai...

journal_title：Biodegradation

authors： Cuetos MJ,Gómez X,Otero M,Morán A

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A chitosanase and a protease were purified from the culture supernatant of Serratia sp. TKU016 with shrimp shell as the sole carbon/nitrogen source. The molecular masses of the chitosanase and protease determined by SDS-PAGE were approximately 65 and 53 kDa, respectively. The chitosanase was inhibited completely by Mn...

journal_title：Biodegradation

authors： Wang SL,Chang TJ,Liang TW

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Carbon supplementation, soil moisture and soil aeration are believed to enhance in situ bioremediation of PAH-contaminated soils by stimulating the growth of indigenous microorganisms. However, the effects of added carbon and nitrogen together with soil moisture and soil aeration on the dissipation of PAHs and on asso...

journal_title：Biodegradation

authors： Teng Y,Luo Y,Ping L,Zou D,Li Z,Christie P

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The impacts of feeding ratio and loading rate on the microbial community during co-digestion of grass silage with cow manure in an anaerobic laboratory continuously stirred tank reactor were investigated by 16S rRNA gene-based fingerprints. The microbial community remained stable when the reactor was fed with cow manu...

journal_title：Biodegradation

authors： Wang H,Tolvanen K,Lehtomäki A,Puhakka J,Rintala J

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fast development of ionic liquids as gaining more and more attention valuable chemicals will undoubtedly lead to environmental pollution. New formulations and application of ionic liquids may result in contamination in the presence of hydrophobic compounds, such as petroleum mixtures. We hypothesize that in the presen...

journal_title：Biodegradation

authors： Chrzanowski L,Stasiewicz M,Owsianiak M,Szulc A,Piotrowska-Cyplik A,Olejnik-Schmidt AK,Wyrwas B

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three pentachlorophenol (PCP) degrading bacterial strains were isolated from sediment core of pulp and paper mill effluent discharge site. The strains were continuously enriched in mineral salts medium supplemented with PCP as sole source of carbon and energy. One of the acclimated strains with relatively high PCP deg...

journal_title：Biodegradation

authors： Sharma A,Thakur IS,Dureja P

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Covalent immobilization of Aspergillus awamori NRRL 3112 was conducted onto modified polyacrylonitrile membrane with glutaraldehyde as a coupling agent. The polymer carrier was preliminarily modified in an aqueous solution of NaOH and 1,2-diaminoethane. The content of amino groups was determined to be 0.58 mgeq g(-1)....

journal_title：Biodegradation

authors： Yordanova G,Ivanova D,Godjevargova T,Krastanov A

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study investigated the acclimation potential of batch fed anaerobic biomass with salinities of 0-50 gNaCl l(-1). Anaerobic biomass was acclimatized to salinities up to 20 gNaCl l(-1)over a period of 35 days, with 3 consecutive feedings. After this period the biomass was subjected to non-saline conditions to simul...

journal_title：Biodegradation

authors： Vyrides I,Stuckey DC

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A novel bacterial species identified as Exiguobacterium sp. RD3 degraded the diazo dye reactive yellow 84A (50 mg l(-1)) within 48 h at static condition, at 30 degrees C and pH 7. Lower salinity conditions were found to be favorable for growth and decolorization. Enzymatic activities of an H(2)O(2) independent oxidase...

journal_title：Biodegradation

authors： Dhanve RS,Kalyani DC,Phugare SS,Jadhav JP

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pyridine and pyridine based products are of major concern as environmental pollutants due to their recalcitrant, persistent, toxic and teratogenic nature. In this study, we describe biodegradation of pyridine by an isolated consortium/strain under aerobic condition. Batch experiment results reveal that at lower initia...

journal_title：Biodegradation

authors： Lodha B,Bhadane R,Patel B,Killedar D

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This work is focused on the evaluation of a beta-cyclodextrin polymer as a carrier medium in a fluidized bed bioreactor treating aqueous phenol as a model pollutant. The insoluble polymer support was obtained in the shape of spherical beads by crosslinking beta-cyclodextrin with epichlorohydrin. A batch of swollen pol...

journal_title：Biodegradation

authors： Sevillano X,Isasi JR,Peñas FJ

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Microorganisms can reduce toxic chromate to less toxic trivalent chromium [Cr(III)]. Besides Cr(OH)(3) precipitates, some soluble organo-Cr(III) complexes are readily formed upon microbial, enzymatic, and chemical reduction of chromate. However, the biotransformation of the organo-Cr(III) complexes has not been charac...

journal_title：Biodegradation

authors： Puzon GJ,Huang Y,Dohnalkova A,Xun L

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Studied was the effect of temperature in the range 12-46 degrees C on the rate of bacterial decolorization of the mono-azo dye Acid Orange 7 by Alcaligenes faecalis 6132 and Rhodococcus erythropolis 24. With both strains the raise of temperature led to a corresponding raise of decolorization rate better manifested by ...

journal_title：Biodegradation

authors： Angelova B,Avramova T,Stefanova L,Mutafov S

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Soil pollution with hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH) has caused serious environmental problems. Here we describe the targeted degradation of all HCH isomers by applying the aerobic bacterium Sphingobium indicum B90A. In particular, we examined possibilities for large-scale cultivation of strain B90A, tested immobilization,...

journal_title：Biodegradation

authors： Raina V,Suar M,Singh A,Prakash O,Dadhwal M,Gupta SK,Dogra C,Lawlor K,Lal S,van der Meer JR,Holliger C,Lal R

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bacterial yield prediction is critical for bioprocess optimization and modeling of natural biological systems. In previous work, an expanded thermodynamic true yield prediction model was developed through incorporating carbon balance and nitrogen balance along with electron balance and energy balance. In the present w...

journal_title：Biodegradation

authors： Xiao J,VanBriesen JM

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A Monte Carlo model was developed to characterize the molecular composition of polychlorinated alkane mixtures. The model is based upon a simulation of the free-radical chlorination process by which polychlorinated alkane mixtures are produced industrially from n-alkanes. In the model, the free-radical chlorination re...

journal_title：Biodegradation

authors： Jensen SR,Brown WA,Heath E,Cooper DG

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Biosorption is an effective means of removal of heavy metals from wastewater. In this work the biosorption behavior of Cladophora fascicularis was investigated as a function of pH, amount of biosorbent, initial Cu2+ concentration, temperature, and co-existing ions. Adsorption equilibria were well described by Langmuir...

journal_title：Biodegradation

authors： Deng L,Zhu X,Wang X,Su Y,Su H

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Air-born mixed fungal and bacterial culture capable of complete degradation of ciliatine was isolated. The utilization of the natural organophosphonate proceeded in the phosphate independent manner. Enzymatic activity involved in ciliatine degradation studied in the fungal cell-free extract proved to be distinct from ...

journal_title：Biodegradation

authors： Klimek-Ochab M,Obojska A,Picco AM,Lejczak B

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In contaminated soils, efficiency of natural attenuation or engineered bioremediation largely depends on biodegradation capacities of the local microflorae. In the present study, the biodegradation capacities of various microflorae towards diesel oil were determined in laboratory conditions. Microflorae were collected...

journal_title：Biodegradation

authors： Penet S,Vendeuvre C,Bertoncini F,Marchal R,Monot F

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The research examines the potential for bio-clogging in filter packs containing fine sand of the type typically used in extraction wells for pumping leachates containing fine particulate matter, such as cement kiln dust (CKD). Three filter media with different particle sizes were used: 1.7-4.75, 0.35-1.0, and 0.235-0....

journal_title：Biodegradation

authors： Wang Z,Banks C

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two hexazinone-degrading bacterial strains were isolated from soil by enrichment culture technique, and identified as Pseudomonas sp. and Enterobacter cloacap, respectively. The two purified isolates, designated as WFX-1 and WFX-2, could rapidly degrade hexazinone with half-lives of 3.08 and 2.95 days in mineral salts...

journal_title：Biodegradation

authors： Wang X,Zhou S,Wang H,Yang S

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Metal cyanides are significant contaminants of many soils found at the site of former industrial activity. In this study we isolated bacteria capable of degrading ferric ferrocyanide and K2Ni(CN)4. One of these bacteria a Rhodococcus spp. was subsequently used to bioaugment a minimal medium broth, spiked with K2Ni(CN)...

journal_title：Biodegradation

authors： Baxter J,Cummings SP

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00