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  • 1
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    Conversion of sodium cyanide to carbon dioxide and ammonia by immobilized cells ofPseudomonas putida (1992)
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    Journal of industrial microbiology and biotechnology 9 (1992), S. 235-238 
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    ISSN: 1476-5535
    Keywords: Biodegradation ; Pseudomonas putida ; Immobilization ; Sodium cyanide
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    Topics: Biology , Process Engineering, Biotechnology, Nutrition Technology
    Notes: Summary Pseudomonas putida, isolated from contaminated industrial wastewaters and soil sites, was found to utilize sodium cyanide (NaCN) as a sole source of carbon and nitrogen. Cells, immobilized in calcium alginate beads (1–2 mm diameter) were aerated in air-uplift-type fluidized batch bioreactor containing 100–400 ppm of NaCN. Degradation of NaCN was monitored for 168 h by analyzing gaseous and dissolved ammonia (NH3), CO2, pH and optical density. The results indicated that the alginate-immobilized cells ofP. putida were able to degrade NaCN into NH3 and CO2 in a time-dependent manner.
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    Determination of chemical biodegradation by direct and indirect methods (1991)
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    Journal of industrial microbiology and biotechnology 8 (1991), S. 209-212 
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    Keywords: Biodegradation ; Direct method ; Indirect method ; Method comparison ; BOD method
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    Topics: Biology , Process Engineering, Biotechnology, Nutrition Technology
    Notes: Summary Degradation of 10 organic chemicals by pre-acclimated microorganisms in BOD dilution water was determined directly by UV spectrophotometry and indirectly by a modified BOD method. Residual chemical concentrations were periodically measured and pseudo-first-order biodegradation rate constants (k 1) were calculated. Thek 1 spectrophotometry values ranged from 0.006/h to 0.077/h andk 1-BOD values from 0.002/h to 0.043/h for 1-methylnaphthalene and indole, respectively. The ratios ofk spectrophotometry to k1-BOD were between 1.5 for salicylic acid and 3.0 for 1-methylnaphthalene with a mean of 2.7. A significant (α=0.001) linear correlation (r 2=0.854,F=46.630) existed between the two sets of rate constants. Results from this study suggest that the modified BOD method may be used to estimate chemical biodegradation rates in synthetic media.
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    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01575855
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    Plasmid incidence and linear alkylbenzene sulfonate biodegradation in wastewater and pristine pond ecosystems (1992)
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    Journal of industrial microbiology and biotechnology 9 (1992), S. 37-43 
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    Keywords: Linear alkylbenzene sulfonate ; Biodegradation ; Plasmid ; Detergent ; Gene probe
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    Topics: Biology , Process Engineering, Biotechnology, Nutrition Technology
    Notes: Summary Linear alkylbenzene sulfonate (LAS) is a widely used anionic surfactant. Although approximately 1 million metric tons of LAS are produced annually, relatively little is known about the bacteria or the genetic factors that control LAS degradation in the environment. The objectives of this research were to: i) compare bacterial populations in wastewater and pristine pond systems; ii) determine the frequency of plasmids in bacteria from these sites; and iii) compare the frequency of DNA sequences coding for aromatic catabolism in isolates from these two sites. Plate counts indicated that exposure to wastewater resulted in higher levels of both heterotrophic bacteria and bacteria capable of growing on LAS containing medium (LAS/YEPG). In addition to higher numbers, a higher proportion of heterotrophs from the wastewater system were capable of growth on LAS/YEPG medium. Thus, the high levels of LAS in the wastewater system apparently selected fro organisms that were able to tolerate and/or degrade, it. Mineralization of14C-ring labelled LAS in any habitat related to the presence of organisms that grew on LAS/YEPG. Although may of these isolates could carry out primary degradation, no isolate, could mineralize14C-ring LAS in pure culture. A higher incidence of plasmids was found in bacteria from the wastewater pond and among bacteria that grew on LAS containing medium. However, the presence of plasmid, DNA did not necessarily confer the ability to degrade LAS nor was the ability to degrade LAS dependent on the presence of a plasmid. The incidence of selected genotypes for aromatic catabolism was similar among isolates on LAS/YEPG at both sites, suggesting that LAS ring degradation may be present in other populations or encoded by alternative sequences. In conclusion, LAS mineralization is mediated by a consortium and the evidence that initial attack of LAS is plasmid mediated is inconclusive.
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    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01576366
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    Biodegradation of a dilute waste oil emulsion applied to soil (1989)
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    Journal of industrial microbiology and biotechnology 4 (1989), S. 289-298 
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    Keywords: Biodegradation ; Landfarming ; Metal-working coolants ; Waste-oil emulsions ; On-site oil disposal
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    Topics: Biology , Process Engineering, Biotechnology, Nutrition Technology
    Notes: Summary The use of land treatment for disposal of a dilute waste oil emulsion generated by an aluminum rolling industry was investigated. Major components of the waste, identified by gas chromatography and mass spectrometry, were linear and branched (C12−C25) and fatty acid emulsifiers (primarily, isomers of oleic acid). Hexadecane and pristane were readily biodegraded in vitro when added to soil collected from the waste disposal site. Hydrocarbons and fatty acids extracted from the waste were similarly, biodegraded, however, the rate of decomposition may have depended on the history of waste applications to soil collected from the land treatment site. The apparent half-life of resolvable waste hydrocarbons and fatty acids was 9.5 days in soil which had received waste applications averaging 25.4l m−2 wk−1. In contrast, soil receiving either 50.8l m−2 wk−1 or no waste application during summer 1987 apparent exhibited half-lives of 28.1 and 60.3 days, respectively. Waste components were restricted to the upper 48 cm of the soil cores collected from the disposal site. Core samples also provided evidence for biodegradation of hydrocarbons and fatty acids as well as an accumulation of other compounds not readily resolvable by gas chromatography
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    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01577352
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    Use of continuous-flow UV-induced mutation technique to enhance chlorinated organic biodegradation (1991)
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    Journal of industrial microbiology and biotechnology 8 (1991), S. 99-106 
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    Keywords: Mutation ; UV ; Biodegradation ; Chlorinated organic compound
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    Topics: Biology , Process Engineering, Biotechnology, Nutrition Technology
    Notes: Summary In this study, a continuous-flow UV-induced mutation (CUM) device and the CUM device coupled to a selector (CUMS) reactor were fabricated and tested for their ability to enhance the probability of obtaining populations capable of chlorinated organic biodegradation. A mixed culture of bacteria were used as the starting strain for both the CUM and CUMS processes. Populations were obtained from the CUM and CUMS systems capable of 4-chlorobenzoic acid, 2,4-dichlorobenzoic acid and chlorendic acid biodegradation. Non-UV irradiated population served as controls for the experiments and did not demonstrate chlorinated organic biodegradation over the test duration.
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    Microbial ecology of the subsurface at an abandoned creosote waste site (1989)
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    Journal of industrial microbiology and biotechnology 4 (1989), S. 109-120 
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    Keywords: Ground water ; Biodegradation ; Hydrocarbon ; Adaptation ; Subsurface ; Creosote ; Microorganism
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    Topics: Biology , Process Engineering, Biotechnology, Nutrition Technology
    Notes: Summary The microbial ecology of pristine, slightly contaminated, and heavily contaminated subsurface materials, and four subsurface materials on the periphery of the plume at an abandoned creosote waste site was investigated. Except for the unsaturated zone of the heavily contaminated material, mineralization of glucose (13.5 ppb) indicated a metabolically active microflora in all subsurface materials. However, mineralization (〈40%) of naphthalene, phenanthrene, and 2-methylnaphthalene was observed in contaminated material and material from the periphery of the plume, but not in pristine material. Pentachlorophenol was mineralized in material from the periphery of the plume. Inorganic and organic nutrient amendments and changes in pH and temperature did not increase the extent of mineralization of the aromatic compounds. An array of organic compounds found in creosote were biotransformed in contaminated ground water; however some compounds were still detected after 7 months of incubation. The data suggest that the subsurface microflora in slightly and heavily contaminated subsurface materials and materials from the periphery of the plume has adapted to degrade many compounds found in creosote.
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    Sensitivity of PSA process performance to input variables (1995)
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    Adsorption 1 (1995), S. 133-151 
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    Keywords: PSA process ; sensitivity ; equilibria ; kinetics ; heats
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    Topics: Chemistry and Pharmacology , Physics , Process Engineering, Biotechnology, Nutrition Technology
    Notes: Abstract Mathematical models for pressure swing adsorption (PSA) processes essentially require the simultaneous solutions of mass, heat and momentum balance equations for each step of the process using appropriate boundary conditions for the steps. The key model input variables needed for estimating the separation performance of the process are the multicomponent adsorption equilibria, kinetics and heats of adsorption for the system of interest. A very detailed model of an adiabatic Skarstrom PSA cycle for production of high purity methane from a ethylene-methane bulk mixture is developed to study the sensitivity of the process performance to the input variables. The adsorption equilibria are described by the heterogeneous Toth model which accounts for variations of isosteric heats of adsorption of the components with adsorbate loading. A linear driving force model is used to describe the kinetics. The study shows that small errors in the heats of adsorption of the components can severely alter the overall performance of the process (methane recovery and productivity). The adsorptive mass transfer coefficients of the components also must be known fairly accurately in order to obtain precise separation performance.
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    Frequency response analysis of a closed diffusion cell with two resonators (1996)
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    Adsorption 2 (1996), S. 265-277 
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    Keywords: frequency response ; diffusion cell ; kinetics ; diffusion ; heat effects
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    Notes: Abstract This paper deals with frequency response (FR) analysis of a closed diffusion cell system with two resonators, that is both the LHS and RHS volumes are modulated. The analysis is made for a homogeneous particle described by a single effective diffusivity as well as a biporous pellet described by macropore and micropore diffusions. It is shown that if the perturbation of the volume of the reservoir #2 is lagged behind that of the reservoir #1 by 3π/2, the pressure response in reservoir #1 is significantly enhanced with larger amplitude as well as phase angle. When the perturbations of the two reservoirs are out of phase, the heat effect is reduced and can become insignificant when the two perturbations are completely out of phase (ψ = π). Under such a condition, the pressure difference between the two reservoirs could be doubled. In the case of biporous pellets, it is shown that the FR behaviours obtained for micropore diffusion control and macropore diffusion control are well distinguished. In the former case, the FR system reduces to a traditional batch adsorber one while in the latter case, the FR behaviour is the same as for a two resonator system with homogeneous particles. This difference can be used for the discrimination of micropore and macropore diffusion processes.
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    Equilibria and kinetics characterisation of two different structured nutshell-derived activated carbons (1997)
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    Adsorption 3 (1997), S. 267-275 
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    Keywords: characterisation ; equilibria ; kinetics ; micropore size distribution ; n-butane ; nutshell
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    Notes: Abstract Adsorption equilibria and dynamics ofn-butane on two activated carbon samples prepared from the physical activation of nutshell are studied in this paper. The micropore size distribution (MPSD) is considered as the main source of solid heterogeneity. Lennard-Jones' potential theory and Dubinin's theory (TVFM) are used in the equilibria data to derive the MPSD, which is well fitted by a Gamma distribution function. The adsorption energy distribution derived from the MPSD is very asymmetric for both the samples studied, and this energy distribution used in the HMSD/HMSMD kinetics models for the study of adsorption dynamics ofn-butane.
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    Kinetics and mechanisms of the low-temperature degradation of cellulose (1994)
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    Cellulose 1 (1994), S. 26-56 
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    ISSN: 1572-882X
    Keywords: low-temperature degradation ; kinetics ; mechanisms ; electrical insulation ; transformers
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    Topics: Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Fishery, Domestic Science, Nutrition , Process Engineering, Biotechnology, Nutrition Technology
    Notes: Abstract A critical review is given of the degradation of cellulose in the low-temperature region (below about 300°C) of power transformer operation. The large number of kinetic studies, under a variety of environmental conditions from Kraft paper in insulating oil, to cotton and paper in oxygen, are considered in terms of a first-order polymer chain scission model. In many cases, the data are replotted to suit the model. A common activation energy of 111±6 kjmol−1 is calculated and it is shown that the pre-exponential factor, rather than the activation energy, is sensitive to the oxidizing nature of the environment and the susceptibility to degradation of the material. The chemical mechanisms of degradation are reviewed, and conclusions and recommendations are made regarding chemical condition monitoring and life prediction of electrical insulation.
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    Why Does the Linear Driving Force Model for Adsorption Kinetics Work? (2000)
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    Adsorption 6 (2000), S. 137-147 
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    Keywords: adsorption ; kinetics ; linear driving force model ; process design
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    Notes: Abstract The Linear Driving Force (LDF) model for gas adsorption kinetics is frequently and successfully used for analysis of adsorption column dynamic data and for adsorptive process designs because it is simple, analytic, and physically consistent. Yet, there is a substantial difference in the characteristics of isothermal batch uptake curves on adsorbent particles by the LDF and the more rigorous Fickian Diffusion (FD) model. It is demonstrated by using simple model systems that the characteristics of the adsorption kinetics at the single pore or the adsorbent particle level are lost in (a) evaluating overall uptake on a heterogeneous porous solid, (b) calculating breakthrough curves from a packed adsorbent column, and (c) establishing the efficiency of separation by an adsorptive process due to repeated averaging of the base kinetic property. That is why the LDF model works in practice.
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    Prediction of paper permanence by accelerated aging II. Comparison of the predictions with natural aging results (1996)
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    Cellulose 3 (1996), S. 269-279 
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    Keywords: accelerated tests ; aging tests ; cellulose degradation ; durability ; kinetics
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    Topics: Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Fishery, Domestic Science, Nutrition , Process Engineering, Biotechnology, Nutrition Technology
    Notes: Abstract Accelerated aging tests are credible and useful to predict paper permanence only if such tests can be shown to correlate with natural aging. In the first part of this study, a kinetic model was developed based on the accelerated aging results. In this report, we have shown that this kinetic model can indeed predict the natural aging results of lignin-free sheets with a statistical confidence. This is the first quantitative comparison of accelerated aging with natural aging.
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    On the kinetics of degradation of cellulose (1997)
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    Cellulose 4 (1997), S. 1-5 
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    Keywords: paper ; degradation ; ageing ; kinetics ; modelling
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    Topics: Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Fishery, Domestic Science, Nutrition , Process Engineering, Biotechnology, Nutrition Technology
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    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1018408515574
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    Prediction of paper permanence by accelerated aging I. Kinetic analysis of the aging process (1996)
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    Cellulose 3 (1996), S. 243-267 
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    Keywords: aging tests ; cellulose degradation ; durability ; kinetics ; paper properties
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    Topics: Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Fishery, Domestic Science, Nutrition , Process Engineering, Biotechnology, Nutrition Technology
    Notes: Abstract The validity of accelerated aging tests to predict and rank papers on their permanence has been under question, preventing the development of performance-based standards for permanent paper. We conducted a general kinetic analysis to investigate the aging process of paper. A general kinetic model is proposed to describe the depolymerization of cellulose. Experimentally it was shown that in the case of aging, cellulose degradation follows classic first-order kinetics as a special case of our general kinetic model. The Arrhenius equation was critically re-examined for the case of a multiple reaction system. It was shown analytically that the Arrhenius equation is still applicable when certain conditions are met. This was convincingly supported by experimental results. We also analysed the dependence of the degradation rate on the moisture content and hydrogen ion concentration. By conducting systematic experiments on these two factors, a general and quantitative relationship was established to explain the contribution of each factor and their interactions. Finally, based on this kinetic analysis, the effects of storage conditions on the life expectancy of paper were estimated.
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    Sorption Equilibria and Kinetics of Hydrocarbons onto Activated Carbon Samples Having Different Micropore Size Distributions (1999)
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    Adsorption 5 (1999), S. 25-37 
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    Keywords: micropore size distribution ; activated carbon ; adsorption ; desorption ; equilibrium ; kinetics
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    Notes: Abstract This paper deals with the prediction of adsorption equilibrium and kinetics of hydrocarbons onto activated carbon samples having different micropore size distribution (MPSD). The microporous structure of activated carbon is characterised by the distribution of slit-shaped micropores, which is assumed to be the sole source of surface heterogeneity. The interaction between adsorbate molecule and pore walls is described by the Lennard-Jones potential theory. Different adsorbates have access to different pore size range of activated carbon due to the size exclusion, a phenomenon could have a significant influence on both multicomponent equilibria and kinetics. Activated carbons with three different MPSDs are studied with ethane and propane as the two model adsorbates. The Heterogeneous Macropore Surface Diffusion model (HMSD) is employed to simulate adsorption kinetics. The simulation results show that the MPSD is an important factor affecting both the multicomponent equilibria and kinetics.
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    Static and Kinetic Studies on the Adsorption Behavior of Sulfadiazene (2000)
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    Adsorption 6 (2000), S. 349-357 
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    Keywords: sulfadiazene ; adsorption ; kinetics
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    Notes: Abstract To investigate the nature of interactive forces between sulfadiazene molecules and alumina surface the experiments were performed for the adsorption of sulfadiazene (SD) from its aqueous sulution onto the alumina surfaces at 25 ± 0.2°C and the influence of factors such as increasing concentration of SD (4.0–20.0 × 10−3 mol cm−3), the time required for adsorption equilibrium, pH (2.0–12.0) and temperature (5–45°C) of the adsorption medium, the presence of ions like Cl−, SO2− 4 and PO3− 4 (0.01–0.30 M) and organic solvents (5% v/v) were observed on the course of adsorption of SD. Various adsorption and kinetic parameters such as adsorption coefficient, the rate constants for adsorption and desorption were also evaluated. The results of the above cited studies facilitated to formulate the mechanisms of interaction between SD and alumina surfaces. From application view point the present work may be a potential tool for an effective chromatographic separation of sulfa drugs from industrial effluents.
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    Pure and Binary Gas Adsorption Equilibria and Kinetics of Methane and Nitrogen on 4A Zeolite by Isotope Exchange Technique (1999)
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    Adsorption 5 (1999), S. 145-158 
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    Keywords: kinetics ; isotope-exchange ; nitrogen ; adsorption ; methane ; zeolite ; equilibria
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    Notes: Abstract The Isotope Exchange Technique (IET) was used to simultaneously measure pure and binary gas adsorption equilibria and kinetics (self-diffusivities) of CH4 and N2 on pelletized 4A zeolite. The experiment was carried out isothermally without disturbing the adsorbed phase. CH4 was selectively adsorbed over N2 by the zeolite because of its higher polarizability. The multi-site Langmuir model described the pure gas and binary adsorption equilibria fairly well at three different temperatures. The selectivity of adsorption of CH4 over N2 increased with increasing pressure at constant gas phase composition and temperature. This curious behavior was caused by the differences in the sizes of the adsorbates. The diffusion of CH4 and N2 into the zeolite was an activated process and the Fickian diffusion model described the uptake of both pure gases and their mixtures. The self-diffusivity of N2 was an order of magnitude larger than that for CH4. The pure gas self-diffusivities for both components were constants over a large range of surface coverages (0 〈 θ 〈 0.5). The self-diffusivities of CH4 and N2 from their binary mixtures were not affected by the presence of each other, compared to their pure gas self-diffusivities at identical surface coverages.
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    Effect ofStreptomyces viridosporus T7A on kraft lignin (1990)
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    Journal of industrial microbiology and biotechnology 5 (1990), S. 17-23 
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    Keywords: Streptomyces viridosporus T7A ; Kraft lignin ; Biodegradation
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    Topics: Biology , Process Engineering, Biotechnology, Nutrition Technology
    Notes: Summary The ability of the lignino-cellulolytic actinomyceteStreptomyces viridosporus T7A to attack purified fractions of kraft lignin was examined. In the presence of 0.3% yeast extract, high-molecular weight kraft lignin (MW〉3000, ether-insoluble fraction) does not affect growth of this microorganism significantly, whereas low-molecular weight kraft lignin (MW〈3000, ether-soluble fraction) inhibits its development. Accordingly, average molecular weight of the ether-insoluble fraction after bacterial growth remained unaltered, as measured by Sephadex G-50 gel permeation chromatography. Slight modifications were detected by high performance liquid chromatography in the ether-soluble fraction after incubation with the microorganism.S. viridosporus T7A partially decolorized Remazol Brilliant Blue R during growth on wheat lignocellulose. However, decolorization of either fraction of kraft lignin was not observed. These results suggest that the filamentous bacteriumS. viridosporus T7A is not suitable for pulp mill effluent treatment.
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    Characterization of microbial traits associated with glyphosate biodegradation in industrial activated sludge (1988)
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    Journal of industrial microbiology and biotechnology 3 (1988), S. 377-385 
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    Keywords: Glyphosate ; Numerical taxonomy ; Biodegradation ; Activated sludge ; Enumeration
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    Notes: Summary The microorganisms from two industrial (I1, I2) activated sludges that treat glyphosate (N-phosphonomethyl glycine) wastes and one domestic (D1) sludge were enumerated by microscopic examination and by the use of eight selective media. I1 and I2 had higher total counts but fewer pseudomonads and no yeasts. The enumerations correlated directly with traditional biological performance measurements. A total of 393 microbial strains were isolated from the sludges to correlate the occurrence and relationship of glyphosate-degrading activity (GDA) to 155 biochemical and morphological characteristics. Each activated sludge contained unique bacterial populations with the microbes treating industrial wastes, capable of utilizing a wide range of carbohydrates. Numerical taxonomy (arithmetic average linkage) using simple matching and Jaccard coefficients confirmed that there were five (D1), three (I1), and 12 (I2) clusters. GDA was found in only a small portion of the industrial clusters and did not correlate with any other characteristic tested, even though the GDA strains had a large phenotypic diversity. This suggests that GDA is not a universal trait and its expression requires enrichment through specific selective pressures.
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    Dechlorination and spectral changes associated with bacterial degradation of 2-(2-methyl-4-chlorophenoxy)propionic acid (1991)
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    Journal of industrial microbiology and biotechnology 7 (1991), S. 137-145 
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    Keywords: Phenoxyherbicide ; Mecoprop degradation ; Biodegradation ; Mixed cultures
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    Notes: Summary The bacterial degradation of mecoprop (2-(2-methyl-4-chlorophenoxy)propionic acid) was studied using a mixed culture under aerobic conditions. The release of chlorine from mecoprop indicated incomplete degradation (75%), which did not proceed to completion upon extended incubation. The UV absorbance initially increased and this was associated with spectral distortion of the shoulder and trough regions and a slight shift in the maximum wavelength of absorption. GC-MS analysis indicated that 4-chloro-2-methylphenol was an intermediate in the degradative pathway of mecoprop. The GC-MS data also suggested the formation of other phenolic compounds with repositioned chloro-and methylgroups.
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    Glyphosate degradation byAgrobacterium radiobacter isolated from activated sludge (1990)
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    Journal of industrial microbiology and biotechnology 6 (1990), S. 219-221 
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    Keywords: Agrobacterium ; Achromobacter ; Glyphosate degradation ; Biodegradation ; Sequencing batch reactor ; Activated sludge
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    Notes: Summary Two species of bacteria capable of growth onN-phosphonomethylglycine (glyphosate) were isolated from a bench scale sequencing batch reactor degrading a waste stream containing glyphosate. The enrichment and isolation medium contained defined salts and glyphosate as the sole carbon and energy source. Glyphosate was stoichiometrically degraded to aminomethylphosphonic acid (AMPA). The bacteria have been identified asAgrobacterium radiobacter andAchromobacter Group V D.
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    Biodegradation of diphenyl ethers by a copper-resistant mutant ofErwinia sp. (1990)
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    Journal of industrial microbiology and biotechnology 6 (1990), S. 235-241 
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    Keywords: Diphenyl ether ; Biodegradation ; Copper-resistant mutant ; Erwinia sp.
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    Notes: Summary A bacterium tentatively identified as anErwinia sp. was isolated from sewage by enrichment on methanol and lignin. Several mutants developed from this strain were studied for their ability to degrade aromatic ethers. Different concentrations of the chemicals were incubated with the organisms and the degradation was estimated by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). Among these mutants, one isolate,Erwinia sp. strain CU3614, showed resistance to copper ions (〉20 mM CuSO4) and the ability to degrade 4-hydroxydiphenyl ether (4-HDPE), 4-chlorodiphenyl ether (4-CDPE), 4-nitrodiphenyl ether (4-NDPE) and 2,7-dichlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (2,7-DCDD) in the presence of copper ions. Increased concentrations of copper in the medium resulted in higher degradation of 4-HDPE. Further studies with copper-sensitive mutants obtained fromErwinia sp. CU3614 by Tn5 transposon-induced mutagenesis showed a corresponding decrease in the ability to degrade 4-HDPE. These results suggest the presence of a copper-associated activity in the biotransformation of aromatic ethers.
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    Degradation of 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid by mixed cultures of bacteria (1990)
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    Journal of industrial microbiology and biotechnology 6 (1990), S. 275-278 
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    Keywords: Phenoxy herbicide ; 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid ; 2,4-Dichlorophenol ; Biodegradation ; Mixed culture
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    Notes: Summary We explored the feasibility of using mixed cultures for herbicide degradation, with the ultimate aim of application for effluent treatment. The present study reports on mixed cultures which were developed to grow aerobically with 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) as the sole carbon substrate. Degradation of 2,4-D was verified by HPLC and UV-spectroscopic analysis of the residual 2,4-D concentration in the test cultures. Cultures that were initially developed with 2,4-D also grew readily with glucose, but the degradation of 2,4-D was effectively prevented under mixed substrate conditions. Mamor intermediates or metabolites resulting from 2,4-D degradation were not detected with the HPLC methodology except 2,4-dichlorophenol which appeared to accumulate transiently in the growth medium.
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    Degradation of Aroclor 1221 and survival of strains in soil microcosms (1992)
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    Applied microbiology and biotechnology 38 (1992), S. 129-134 
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    Keywords: Biodegradation ; Aroclor 1221 ; Soil microcosm
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    Notes: Abstract Three bacterial strains able to use different aromatic compounds as the sole carbon and energy source were tested for their potential to degrade Aroclor 1221 in soil microcosms when present in mixed culture. Disappearance of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), occurrence of metabolites, release of chloride, and survival of the laboratory-selected strains were investigated under different conditions. In principle, complete mineralization of various congeners of Aroclor 1221, a technical mixture of PCBs, by the mixed culture was possible. The autochthonous microflora negatively affected the degradation due to formation of a toxic compound from 4-chlorobenzoate. 4-Chlorobenzoate was produced by one of the added strains, Pseudomonas sp. JHK, during degradation of 4-chlorobiphenyl. The unknown metabolite of 4-chlorobenzoate led to a rapid decrease in viable counts of the laboratory-selected strains in the soil microcosm.
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    Effect of addition ofPseudomonas aeruginosa UG2 inocula or biosurfactants on biodegradation of selected hydrocarbons in soil (1992)
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    Journal of industrial microbiology and biotechnology 10 (1992), S. 87-93 
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    Keywords: Availability ; Biosurfactant ; Biodegradation ; Bioemulsifier ; Hydrocarbon ; Persistence ; Pseudomonas aeruginosa ; Solubility
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    Notes: Summary A laboratory study was undertaken to assess the effect of adding eitherPseudomonas aeruginosa UG2 cells or the biosurfactants produced by this m microorganism on the biodegradation of a hydrocarbon mixture in soil at 20°C over a 2-month incubation period. The addition of 100 μg of UG2 biosurfactants per g soil significantly enhanced the degradation of tetradecane, hexadecene and pristane but not 2-methylnaphthalene, the most water-soluble of the hydrocarbons. Addition of UG2 cells at densities of 106, 107, and 108 per g soil did not have a significant effect on biodegradation of the hydrocarbon mixture.
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    The fate of ‘biodegradable’ plastics in municipal leaf compost (1992)
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    Journal of industrial microbiology and biotechnology 10 (1992), S. 199-206 
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    Keywords: Biodegradation ; Compost ; Poly(β-hydroxyalkanoates) ; Plastic
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    Notes: Summary Blends of starch with polypropylene, starch with polyethylene, polycaprolactone with polyethylene, and a copolymer of β-hydroxybutyrate and β-hydroxyvalerate (PHB/V) were exposed to degrading leaves in a municipal leaf composting operation. Every month for 6 months, duplicate samples were analyzed for changes in weight and tensile properties, and many of these samples were further analyzed for changes in molecular weight and surface morphology. All results were compared to controls which were incubated for 6 months in moist, sterile leaves at a leaf compost temperature. Very little change was noted for any of the polyolefin blends over the 6-month period. In contrast, PHB/V samples showed massive deterioration with substantial weight loss. Although there was a decrease in molecular weight and a loss of tensile properties in leaf-exposed PHB/V films, the sterile control films also showed similar changes, but without weight loss. Of the microbial isolates from film surfaces, only fungi possessed PHB/V depolymerase activity.
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    Selected factors limiting the microbial degradation of recalcitrant compounds (1993)
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    Journal of industrial microbiology and biotechnology 12 (1993), S. 379-395 
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    Keywords: Availability ; Biodegradation ; Limiting factors ; Microbial ; Recalcitrant ; Soil ; Toxic ; Xenobiotic
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    Notes: Summary The focus of this review is to examine some of the reasons biodegradation may not take place in the environment even though its occurrence in the laboratory has been demonstrated. Some approaches for dealing with chemical persistence will be discussed. In addition, the potential of bioremediation as an in situ clean-up technology will be considered.
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    Anaerobic biodegradability of cellulose and hemicellulose in excavated refuse samples using a biochemical methane potential assay (1994)
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    Journal of industrial microbiology and biotechnology 13 (1994), S. 147-153 
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    Keywords: Anaerobic ; Biodegradation ; Cellulose ; Landfills ; Municipal solid waste ; Methane
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    Notes: Summary Improved techniques are needed to predict potential methane generation from refuse buried in landfills. The Biochemical Methane Potential (BMP) test was used to measure the methane potential of ten refuse samples excavated from a Berkeley, CA, landfill. The test was conducted in 125-ml serum bottles containing phosphate-buffered medium and inoculated with anaerobically digested sewage sludge. Comparison of the measured BMP to the theoretical BMP calculated from measured cellulose and hemicellulose concentrations indicated that cellulose plus hemicellulose is not well correlated with the measured BMP. The average of the measured to theoretical BMP was 19.1% (range 0–53%, s.d.=16.9%). Measured sulfate concentrations showed that sulfate was an insignificant electron sink in the samples tested. Once methane production from the refuse was complete, 0.072 g of Whatman no. 1 filter paper was added to two of the four serum bottles incubated for each sample. An average of 84.9% (s.d=2.5%) of the added filter paper was recovered as methane, suggesting that some cellulose and hemicellulose present in refuse is recalcitrant or otherwise not bioavailable.
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    Microbiological degradation of the herbicide dicamba (1995)
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    Journal of industrial microbiology and biotechnology 14 (1995), S. 365-370 
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    Keywords: Biodegradation ; Dicamba degradation ; Herbicide biodegradation ; Pseudomonas paucimobilis
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    Notes: Summary Pseudomonas paucimobilis was isolated from a consortium which was capable of degrading dicamba (3,6-dichloro-2-methoxybenzoic acid) as the sole source of carbon. The degradation of dicamba byP. paucimobilis and the consortium was examined over a range of substrate concentration, temperature, and pH. In the concentration range of 100–2000 mg dicamba L−1 (0.5–9.0 mM), the degradation was accompanied by a stoichiometric release of 2 mol of Cl− per mol of dicamba degraded. The cultures had an optimum pH 6.5–7.0 for dicamba degradation. Growth studies at 10°C, 20°C, and 30°C yielded activation energy values in the range of 19–36 kcal mol−1 and an average Q10 value of 4.0. Compared with the pure cultureP. paucimobilis, the consortium was more active at the lower temperature.
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    Degradation of sodium polyglyoxylate, a non-persistent metal sequestrant, in laboratory ecosystems (1987)
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    Journal of industrial microbiology and biotechnology 2 (1987), S. 97-105 
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    Keywords: Detergent builer ; Biodegradation ; Sodium polyglyoxylate ; Laboratory ecosystem
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    Notes: Summary Detergent builders such as zeolites, silicates and most organic polymers present concerns to some because of their environmental persistence. Sodium polyglyoxylate (SPG), on the other hand, is classified as readily biodegradable in a variety of aerobic and anaerobic biodegradation screening tests because it is extensively mineralized. Its persistence, however, is dependent on its rate of chemical hydrolysis to sodium glyoxylate, which is in turn controlled by parameters such as pH, temperature, metal ions and end capping group. The time for SPG's degradation ranges from a few hours at pH 5 to a few weeks at pH 9. Even though SPG is more persistent at alkaline pH values, it is rendered less bioavailable via precipitation/adsorption mechanisms. SPG's removal from and degradation in practically all ecosystems indicates that it will not have a significant impact on the environment with widespread use.
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    Hybridomas in a bioreactor cascade: modeling and determination of growth and death kinetics (1996)
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    Cytotechnology 21 (1996), S. 263-277 
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    Keywords: hybridomas ; serum-free medium ; monoclonal antibodies ; reactor series ; kinetics ; modeling
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    Notes: Abstract Hybridomas were cultured under steady-state conditions in a series of two continuous stirred-tank reactors (CSTRs), using a serum-free medium. The substrate not completely converted in the first CSTR, was transported with the cells to the second one and very low growth rates, high death rates, and lysis of viable cells were observed in this second CSTR. These conditions are hardly accessible in a single vessel, because such experiments would be extremely time-consuming and unstable due to a low viability. In contrast to what is often observed in literature, kinetic parameters could thus be derived without the neccessity for extrapolation to lower growth rates. Good agreement with literature averages for other hybridomas was found. Furthermore, showing that the reactor series is a valuable research tool for kinetic studies under extreme conditions, the possibility to observe cell death under stable and defined steady-state conditions offers interesting opportunities to investigate apoptosis and necrosis. Additionally, a model was developed that describes hybridoma growth and monoclonal antibody production in the bioreactor cascade on the basis of glutamine metabolism. Good agreement between the model and the experiments was found.
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    Biodegradation of xanthan by salt-tolerant aerobic microorganisms (1986)
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    Journal of industrial microbiology and biotechnology 1 (1986), S. 31-37 
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    Keywords: Xanthan ; Xanthan degradation ; Biodegradation ; Salt-tolerant bacteria ; Bacillus
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    Notes: Summary Three salt-tolerant bacteria which degraded xanthan were isolated from various water and soil samples collected from New Jersey, Illinois, and Louisiana. The mixed culture, HD1, contained aBacillus sp. which produced an inducible enzyme(s) having the highest extracellular xanthan-degrading activity found. Xanthan alone induced the observed xanthan-degrading activity. The optimum pH and temperature for cell growth were 5–7 and 30–35°C, respectively. The optimum temperature for activity of the xanthan-degrading enzyme(s) was 35–45°C, slightly higher than the optimum growth temperature. With a cell-free enzyme preparation, the optimum pH for the reduction of solution viscosity and for the release of reducing sugar groups were different (5 and 6, respectively), suggesting the involvement of more than one enzyme for these two reactions. Products of enzymatic xanthan degradation were identified as glucose, glucuronic acid, mannose, pyruvated mannose, acetylated mannose and unidentified oligo- and polysaccharides. The weight average molecular weight of xanthan samples shifted from 6.5·106 down to 6.0·104 during 18 h of incubation with the cell-free crude enzymes. The activity of the xanthan-degrading enzyme(s) was not influenced by the presence or absence of air or by the presence of Na2S2O4 and low levels of biocides such as formaldehyde (25 ppm) and 2,2-dibromo-3-nitrilopropionamide (10 ppm). Formaldehyde at 50 ppm effectively inhibited growth of the xanthan degraders.
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    Biodegradation of coal slurry transport wastewater organics (1987)
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    Journal of industrial microbiology and biotechnology 1 (1987), S. 319-328 
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    Keywords: Activated sludge ; Biodegradation ; Coal slurry wastewater
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    Notes: Summary Activated sludge was successful in reducing the levels of dissolved organic carbon (DOC) in coal slurry wastewaters. DOC removal by the activated sludge ranged from 61% to 97% with a large percentage (21–41%) of this DOC being completely metabolized to CO2. Second order kinetic constants (k 2) developed for DOC removal ranged from 1.39·10−4 to 2.30·10−1 liter·day−1·(mg of sludge)−1, providing evidence that biological treatment was an effective mechanism for reducing the pollution potential of the slurry wastewaters. After treatment with activated sludge a residual DOC remained in the wastewater and data from ultrafiltration studies indicated that this residual carbon was of MW〉1000. The activated sludge preferentially removed the lower (MW〈1000) molecular weight compounds and the higher molecular weight DOC was more resistant to biological attack. However, extended acclimation (greater than 1 month) enabled the activated sludge to remove the higher molecular weight DOC from the slurry wastewaters.
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    Effects of nitrogen source on crude oil biodegradation (1994)
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    Journal of industrial microbiology and biotechnology 13 (1994), S. 279-286 
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    Keywords: Crude oil ; Biodegradation ; Nitrogen source ; Respirometry
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    Notes: Summary The effects of NH4Cl and KNO3 on biodegradation of light Arabian crude oil by an oil-degrading enrichment culture were studied in respirometers. In poorly buffered sea salts medium, the pH decreased dramatically in cultures that contained NH4Cl, but not in those supplied with KNO3. The ammonia-associated pH decline was severe enough to completely stop oil biodegradation as measured by oxygen uptake. Regular adjustment of the culture pH allowed oil biodegradation to proceed normally. A small amount of nitrate accumulated in all cultures that contained ammonia, but nitrification accounted for less than 5% of the acid that was observed. The nitrification inhibitor, nitrapyrin, had no effect on the production of nitrate or acid in ammonia-containing cultures. When the culture pH was controlled, either by regular adjustment of the culture pH or by supplying adequate buffering capacity in the growth medium, the rate and extent of oil biodegradation were similar in NH4Cl- and KNO3-containing cultures. the lag time was shorter in pH-controlled cultures supplied with ammonia than in nitrate-containing cultures.
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    Molecular diagnostics and chemical analysis for assessing biodegradation of polychlorinated biphenyls in contaminated soils (1994)
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    Journal of industrial microbiology and biotechnology 13 (1994), S. 392-401 
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    Keywords: Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) ; Biodegradation ; Molecular diagnostics ; Gene probes
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    Notes: Summary The microbial populations in PCB-contaminated electric power substation capacitor bank soil (TVA soil) and from another PCB-contaminated site (New England soil) were compared to determine their potential to degrade PCB. Known biphenyl operon genes were used as gene probes in colony hybridizations and in dot blots of DNA extracted from the soil to monitor the presence of PCB-degrading organisms in the soils. The microbial populations in the two soils differed in that the population in New England soil was enriched by the addition of 1000 p.p.m. 2-chlorobiphenyl (2-CB) whereas the population in the TVA capacitor bank soil was not affected. PCB degradative activity in the New England soil was indicated by a 50% PCB disappearance (gas chromatography), accumulation of chlorobenzoates (HPLC), and14CO2 evolution from14C-2CB. The PCB-degrading bacteria in the New England soil could be identified by their positive hybridization to thebph gene probes, their ability to produce the yellowmeta-cleavage product from 2,3-dihydroxybiphenyl (2,3-DHB), and the degradation of specific PCB congeners by individual isolates in resting cell assays. Although the TVA capacitor bank soil lacked effective PCB-degrading populations, addition of a PCB-degrading organism and 10 000 p.p.m. biphenyl resulted in a 〉50% reduction of PCB levels. Molecular characterization of soil microbial populations in laboratory scale treatments is expected to be valuable in the design of process monitoring and performance verification approaches for full scale bioremediation.
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    Screening of encapsulated microbial cells for the degradation of inorganic cyanides (1993)
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    Journal of industrial microbiology and biotechnology 11 (1993), S. 69-72 
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    Keywords: Biodegradation ; Immobilized cell ; Sodium cyanide ; Pseudomonas putida ; Biobead
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    Notes: Summary Different encapsulation matrices were screened to encapsulate cells ofPseudomonas putida for degradation of inorganic cyanides. Degradation of NaCN by free cells and cells immobilized in agar, alginate or carrageenan matrices was studied. The rate of NaCN degradation was monitored for 120 h by measuring pH, bacterial growth, dissolved and gaseous NH3 and gaseous CO2. Alginate-immobilized cells degraded NaCN more efficiently than free cells or agar- or carrageenan-immobilized cells.
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    Biodegradation of olive oil mill wastewaterby Coriolus versicolor and Funalia trogii:effects of agitation, initial COD concentration, inoculum size and immobilization (1997)
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    World journal of microbiology and biotechnology 14 (1997), S. 37-42 
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    Keywords: Biodegradation ; immobilization ; laccase ; olive oil mill wastewater ; white rot fungi
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    Notes: Abstract The biodegradation of olive oil mill wastewater (OOMW) by Coriolus versicolor and Funalia trogii was investigated. Initial COD concentration, agitation and inoculum size were all found to be significant for biodegradation. Adding glucose, sulphate or nitrogen had no effect on biodegradation. During growth in optimum conditions, C.versicolor removed approximately 63% COD, 90% phenol and 65% colour within 6 days and F. trogii removed approximately 70% COD, 93% phenol and 81% colour of the OOMW used. The fungi also excreted large amounts of extracellular laccase into the medium. High biodegradation yields were also obtained by fungi immobilized in calcium alginate gels.
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    Interactions between populations ofPseudomonas putida leading to the expression of a cryptic dehalogenase gene (dehll) (1995)
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    World journal of microbiology and biotechnology 11 (1995), S. 186-192 
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    Keywords: Biodegradation ; cryptic genes ; dehalogenases ; papillae ; Pseudomonas putida
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    Notes: Abstract In appropriate environments containing 2-monochloropropionic acid (2MCPA), mutations in a population of nondehalogenatingPseudomonas putida, strain PP40-040 (parent population), resulted in the formation of 2mcpa+ papillae as a result of the decryptification of adehII gene. Increasing the size of the parent population, for example by increasing the availability of a metabolizable substrate such as succinate or lactate, increased the number of 2mcpa+ papillae formed because there were more parent cells available for mutation to the 2mcpa+ phenotype. The presence of a dehalogenating population, such asP. putida strain PP3, in close proximity to the non-dehalogenating population, also increased the number of 2mcpa+ papillae formed. This was due to the excretion of dehalogenases into the growth medium, which caused localized dehalogenation of the available 2MCPA, yielding a metabolizable substrate. This substrate stimulated the growth of the non-dehalogenating population, in turn increasing the number of 2mcpa+ papillae formed. Barriers, such as dialysis membranes, which prevented the excretion of the dehalogenases into the growth medium, prevented the stimulation of 2mcpa+ papillae formation by preventing release of metabolizable substrates from 2MCPA breakdown. Cell-free extracts (CFE) from dehalogenase-producing populations had a similar effect for the same reason. CFE without dehalogenase activity or in which the dehalogenase activity had been destroyed by heating failed to stimulate parent population growth and 2mcpa+ papillae formation. In the case ofPseudomonas putida strain PP3, which carries an easily transposed dehalogenase-encoding transposon, treatment of CFE with DNAase eliminated an additional factor involved in the formation of 2mcpa+ papillae.
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    Review: Organophosphonates: occurrence, synthesis and biodegradation by microorganisms (1998)
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    World journal of microbiology and biotechnology 14 (1998), S. 635-647 
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    Keywords: Biodegradation ; C-P lyase ; Organophosphonates ; pho regulon ; xenobiotic
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    Notes: Abstract The organophosphonates are biogenic and xenobiotic compounds characterized by the presence of a stable carbon to phosphorus (C-P) bond. The C-P bond imparts upon these molecules a relative resistance to (bio)degradation and fears have been expressed over their environmental recalcitrance and possible ecotoxicity, as more than 20×103 tonnes of these compounds enter the environment annually in the U.S.A. and western Europe alone (Egli, 1988). Biodegradation of organophosphonates is generally accepted to be dependent upon the phosphate status of the cell, with biodegradation occurring only under conditions of phosphate limitation. In recent years, however, several novel bacteria capable of completely mineralizing both natural and man-made organophosphonates have been isolated. These organisms represent a departure, both at a physiological and genetic level, from the accepted consensus that organophosphonates are utilized only phosphorus sources. This review covers all aspects of our knowledge of organophosphonate metabolism over the last 50 years, concentrating on the advances made in the last 10 years.
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    Degradation of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) by soil streptomycetes (1999)
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    World journal of microbiology and biotechnology 15 (1999), S. 705-709 
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    Keywords: Biodegradation ; poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) ; polyhydroxyalkanoates ; streptomycetes
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    Notes: Abstract The ability of 64 soil streptomycetes to degrade poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) [P(3HB)] was evaluated on Pridham and Lyons mineral salts agar medium overlayered with the same medium containing 0.2% P(3HB). The streptomycete isolates were grown on this overlayered medium and the degradation was detected by the formation of clear zone surrounding the growth. Four potent degrader isolates identified as species of Streptomyces were selected. Degradation of P(3HB) by these isolates was studied for a period of 8 days. The rate of degradation increased with increase in concentration of P(3HB) in the medium while it decreased with the supplementation of readily utili- zable carbon sources like glucose, fructose and sucrose. All four isolates also degraded the copolymer of 3-hydroxybutyrate and 3-hydroxyvalerate [P(3HB–co–3HV)] in solid medium but to a lesser extent. However, the isolates were equally efficient in degrading P(3HB) in liquid medium.
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    Feather degradation by Kocuria rosea in submerged culture (2000)
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    World journal of microbiology and biotechnology 16 (2000), S. 551-554 
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    Keywords: Biodegradation ; feather ; Kocuria rosea ; submerged cultures
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    Notes: Abstract A strain of Kocuria rosea with keratinolytic activity was studied. In batch culture, the optimum temperature for feather degradation, bacterial growth and protease secretion was at 40 °C. A specific growth rate of 0.17 h−1 was attained in basal medium with feathers as fermentation substrate. Under these conditions, after 36 h of incubation, biomass and caseinolytic activity reached 3.2 g/l and 0.15 U/ml, respectively. Extracellular protease secretion was associated with the exponential growth phase. In batch fermentation, feather degradation up to 51% in 72 h was obtained with a conversion yield in biomass of 0.32 g/g. No organic acids were detected in the fermentation broth in significant amount.
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    Biodegradation of 4-chlorobiphenyl by Micrococcus species (1993)
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    World journal of microbiology and biotechnology 9 (1993), S. 607-608 
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    Keywords: Biodegradation ; 4-chlorobiphenyl ; Micrococcus sp.
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    Notes: Abstract A Micrococcus sp., isolated by enrichment culture, grew on 4-chlorobiphenyl at 2 g/l as sole carbon source and produced 4-chlorobenzoic acid in the culture medium as a dead-end metabolite. The organism degraded 4-chlorobiphenyl by 2,3-dihydroxylation followed by meta-ring cleavage to yield 4-chlorobenzoate and carbon fragments for cell growth.
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    Effect of hypoxia duration on the oxygen-dependent production of a recombinant protein, β-galactosidase, by an animal cell line, F6D2, with a hypoxia-inducible enhancer (1997)
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    Cytotechnology 25 (1997), S. 71-77 
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    Keywords: hypoxia ; recombinant protein ; animal cells ; erythropoietin ; kinetics
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    Notes: Abstract Expression of specific genes is a strategy of animal cells for adaptation to oxygen deficiency and the mechanism underlying the hypoxic activation of gene expression may be useful for efficient production of recombinant proteins by animal cells, because oxygen is a limiting factor in animal cell cultures. We prepared an animal cell line harboring the plasmid in which expression of a reporter gene, β-galactosidase, is controlled by an enhancer responsible for the hypoxic activation of gene transcription. The purpose of this paper is to understand this hypoxic production of recombinant proteins quantitatively by a mathematical model originally developed based on the following hypotheses; 1 lacZ (the reporter gene) is transcribed after HIF-1 protein complex is bound to the hypoxic enhancer, 2. β-galactosidase synthesis rate is limited at the transcription of lacZ, 3. HIF-1 is an inactive form under a normal oxygen concentration, 4. Oxygen works as a repressor in the synthesis of HIF-1 protein, 5. Both β-galactosidase and HIF-1 are decomposed according to the first order reaction. The effects of hypoxic duration as well as oxygen concentration on the β-galactosidase production were successfully predicated by the model.
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    Comparison of specific rates of hybridoma growth and metabolism in batch and continuous cultures (1992)
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    Cytotechnology 10 (1992), S. 147-155 
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    Keywords: batch culture ; continuous culture ; hybridoma ; kinetics ; specific rates
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    Notes: Abstract For the mouse hybridoma cell line VO 208, kinetics of growth, consumption of glucose and glutamine, and production of lactate, ammonia and antibodies were compared in batch and continuous cultures. At a given specific growth rate, different metabolic activities were observed: a 40% lower glucose and glutamine consumption rate, but a 70% higher antibody production rate in continuous than in batch culture. Much higher metabolic rates were also measured during the initial lag phase of the batch culture. When representing the variation of the specific antibody production rate as a function of the specific growth rate, there was a positive association between growth and antibody production in the batch culture, but a negative association during the transient phase of the continuous culture. The kinetic differences between cellular metabolism in batch and continuous cultures may be result of modifications in the physiology and metabolism of cells which, in continuous cultures, were extensively exposed to glucose limitations.
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    Influence of inoculum age on hybridoma culture kinetics (1991)
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    Cytotechnology 5 (1991), S. 165-171 
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    Keywords: growth ; hybridoma ; inoculum age ; kinetics ; production
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    Notes: Abstract To determine the influence of the inoculum age on the kinetics of hybridoma growth and metabolism, spinner flasks have been inoculated with cells previously propagated in T flasks for 43, 52, 62 and 71 hr respectively. Increasing the age of the inoculum is found to result in a longer lag phase, in a lower maximum specific growth rate and in a reduced maximal cell density. During the growth phase specific rates of glucose and glutamine uptake and of ammonia and lactate production are similar. However, with the older inoculum, much higher metabolic activities are observed during the lag phase. The production of antibodies is delayed with increasing inoculum age, but the final antibody concentrations are similar, which indicates a higher specific antibody production rate when inoculating with older cells.
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    Growth and protein production kinetics of a murine myeloma cell line transfected with the human growth hormone gene (1991)
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    Cytotechnology 5 (1991), S. 223-231 
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    Keywords: cell culture ; kinetics ; Ig promoter/enhancer ; plasmacytoma ; recombinant protein production
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    Notes: Abstract A model mammalian cell system for the production of recombinant proteins was investigated. Murine myeloma cells which had lost the ability to produce both heavy and light chain immunoglobulin molecules were transfected with a vector containing the immunoglobulin heavy chain promoter and enhancer elements linked to the human growth hormone gene. The growth kinetics of G32, a clonal isolate, were found to be similar to both the parent myeloma and hybridomas. However, production of hGH by G32 was growth associated, rather than as a secondary metabolite as is the case for hybridomas. In addition, G32 produced hGH at molar levels greater than most hybridomas.
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    Characterization of a degradative plasmid coding for metabolism of 3-chlorobenzoate by Pseudomonas putida and its expression in Escherichia coli (1997)
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    World journal of microbiology and biotechnology 14 (1997), S. 271-276 
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    Keywords: Biodegradation ; 3-chlorobenzoic acid ; degradative plasmid ; Pseudomonas putida ; rec− Escherichia coli DH5 ; transformation
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    Plasmid-assisted morpholine degradation by Pseudomonas fluorescens CAS 102 (1997)
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    World journal of microbiology and biotechnology 14 (1997), S. 7-10 
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    Keywords: Biodegradation ; morpholine ; plasmid ; Pseudomonas fluorescens ; transformation
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    Notes: Abstract A fast-growing Pseudomonas fluorescens CAS102, isolated by enrichment technique from polluted soil, effectively utilized morpholine as the energy source. The strain was able to grow in high concentrations of morpholine but accumulation of ammonia inhibited its growth and complete mineralization. The molar conversion ratio of morpholine to ammonia was 1:0.82. The organism harboured a single, multiple antibiotic- and heavy metal-resistance 140kb plasmid which was resistant to curing. Transformation studies showed that the morpholine degradative phenotype was expressed only in Pseudomonas putida and not in Escherichia coli. Growth studies on different degradative intermediates of morpholine suggested that plasmid-encoded genes were involved in the heterocyclic ring cleavage and the remaining reactions were mediated by chromosomal genes.
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    Growth characteristics of Geotrichum ingens on propionic acid and acetic acid in batch and continuous culture (1994)
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    World journal of microbiology and biotechnology 10 (1994), S. 505-509 
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    Keywords: Acetic acid ; chemostat ; Geotrichum ingens ; growth ; inhibition ; kinetics ; monocarboxylic acids ; propionic acid ; yeast
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    Notes: Abstract Growth of Geotrichum ingens in batch cultures was completely inhibited by 47 g acetic acid/l or 33 g propionic acid/I. With mixtures of acetic and propionic acids, however, growth only ceased at 55 g/l. Acetic acid inhibited growth linearly, whereas propionic acid inhibited growth non-linearly. In continuous culture, two steady states at each dilution rate were observed at high dilution rates for acetic acid and propionic acid. The highest yield coefficient (0.69 g cells/g substrate) was achieved with propionic acid as substrate. On both substrates and their mixtures, the protein content of the biomass increased when the dilution rate was increased.
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    Biodegradation of slop oil from a petrochemical industry and bioreclamation of slop oil contaminated soil (1994)
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    World journal of microbiology and biotechnology 10 (1994), S. 653-656 
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    Keywords: Biodegradation ; bioreclamation ; petrochemical waste oil ; phytotoxicity ; soil contamination
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    Notes: Abstract Slop oil, i.e. waste oil from a petrochemical complex, contains at least 240 hydrocarbon components, of which 54% are from C5 to C11 and the rest from C12 to C23. Of 22 isolated bacterial cultures that were able to degrade slop oil, seven could each degrade about 40% of the slop oil, and a mixture of all seven could degrade ≤50% in liquid medium. Bioaugmentation of soil contaminated with slop oil with the mixed bacterial culture gave up to 70% degradation of slop oil after 30 days. This compares with 40% degradation without bioaugmentation. Bioaugmentation led to a significant increase in counts of bacteria able to degrade slop oil. Wheat sown on bioaugmented soil germinated and grew better than on non-augmented soil and led to increased degradation of slop oil (up to 80%). This indicates the potential of mixed culture for bioremediation.
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    Short Note: Biodegradation of chlorobenzoates by Actinomycetes (1998)
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    World journal of microbiology and biotechnology 14 (1998), S. 785-786 
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    Keywords: Biodegradation ; chlorobenzoates ; Corynebacterium liquefaciens ; optimization
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    Notes: Abstract Of the nine actinomycete strains screened for their ability to grow on isomeric chlorobenzoates (Cba), Corynebacterium liquefaciens, a sewage isolate, was able to maximally metabolize 3.2mM 2- and 3-Cba in presence of 0.25mM glucose as co-substrate. The degradation of 2-Cba and 3-Cba was 70.3% and 79.37% (w/v), respectively, under optimized conditions.
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    Comparison of pyrene biodegradation by white rot fungi (1999)
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    World journal of microbiology and biotechnology 15 (1999), S. 669-672 
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    Keywords: Biodegradation ; mineralization ; pyrene ; white rot fungi
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    Notes: Abstract Six strains of white rot fungi, isolated from soil in Korea, were evaluated as to their ability to biodegrade the 4-ring polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon pyrene. While growing in a complex fungal medium, Irpex lacteus, Trametes versicolor KR11W, and Phanerochaete chrysosporium mineralized 15.6, 12.7 and 7.0% of the added 0.84 nmol of radioactive pyrene, respectively. In these cultures, 33–46% of the added pyrene was converted to water-soluble polar metabolites, and 22–40% was incorporated into fungal biomass. Pleurotus ostreatus mineralized only 2.5% of the added pyrene, while T. versicolor KR65W and Microporus vernicipes failed to evolve 14CO2 from pyrene. The information obtained aids in strain selection for clean-up of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon contamination.
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    Biodegradation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in soil around Mathura oil refinery, India (1995)
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    World journal of microbiology and biotechnology 11 (1995), S. 691-692 
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    Keywords: Biodegradation ; polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons ; soil
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    Notes: Abstract Six polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons [naphthalene, anthracene, phenanthrene, pyrene, chrysene and benzo(a)-pyrene] were detected in soil receiving effluents from an oil refinery. Biodegradation studies revealed a time-dependent disappearance of these polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons when they were added to soil samples: naphthalene disappeared completely in 60 days, whereas phenanthrene, anthracene, pyrene, chrysene and benzo(a)pyrene decreased by 87%, 34%, 21%, 5% and 40%, respectively, in 120 days.
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    Biodegradation of propoxur by Pseudomonas species (2000)
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    World journal of microbiology and biotechnology 16 (2000), S. 329-331 
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    Keywords: Biodegradation ; carbamate pesticides ; propoxur ; Pseudomonas sp
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    Notes: Abstract A bacterium capable of degrading propoxur (2-isopropoxyphenyl-N-methylcarbamate) was isolated from soil by enrichment cultures and was identified as a Pseudomonas species. The organism grew on propoxur at 2 g/l as sole source of carbon and nitrogen, and accumulated 2-isopropoxyphenol as metabolite in the culture medium. The cell free extract of Pseudomonas sp. grown on propoxur contained the activity of propoxur hydrolase. The results suggest that the organism degraded propoxur by hydrolysis to yield 2-isopropoxyphenol and methylamine, which was further utilized as carbon source.
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    Chlorine decay and bacterial inactivation kinetics in drinking water in the tropics (1996)
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    World journal of microbiology and biotechnology 12 (1996), S. 549-556 
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    Keywords: Bacteria inactivation ; chlorine decay ; combined chlorine ; drinking water ; free chlorine ; kinetics
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    Notes: Abstract The decay of free chlorine (Cl2) and combined chlorine (mostly monochloramine: NH2Cl) and the inactivation of bacteria was examined in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Batch experiments, pilot-scale pipe experiments and full-scale pipe experiments were carried out to establish the kinetics for both decay and inactivation, and to compare the two disinfectants for use under tropical conditions. The decay of both disinfectants closely followed first order kinetics, with respect to the concentration of both disinfectant and disinfectant-consuming substances. Bacterial densities exhibited a kinetic pattern consisting of first order inactivation with respect to the density of the bacteria and the concentration of the disinfectant, and first order growth with respect to the bacterial density. The disinfection kinetic model takes the decaying concentration of the disinfectant into account. The decay rate constant for free chlorine was 114 lg-1h-1, while the decay rate constant for combined chlorine was 1.84 lg-1h-1 (1.6% of the decay rate for free chlorine). The average concentration of disinfectant consuming substances in the water phase was 2.6 mg Cl2/l for free chlorine and 5.6 mg NH2Cl/l for combined chlorine. The decay rate constant and the concentration of disinfectant consuming substances when water was pumped through pipes, depended on whether or not chlorination was continuous. Combined chlorine especially could clean the pipes of disinfectant consuming substances. The inactivation rate constant λ, was estimated at 3.06×104 lg-1h-1. Based on the inactivation rate constant, and a growth rate constant determined in a previous study, the critical concentration of free chlorine was found to be 0.08 mg Cl2/l. The critical concentration is a value below which growth rates dominate over inactivation.
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    Biodegradation of 3-chlorobenzoate by Pseudomonas putida 10.2 (1996)
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    World journal of microbiology and biotechnology 12 (1996), S. 607-614 
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    Keywords: Biodegradation ; 3-chlorobenzoate ; reductive dechlorination
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    Notes: Abstract Pseudomonas putida 10.2, a 3-chlorobenzoate (3CBa)-degrading bacterium, was isolated from a soil sample obtained from an agricultural area in Chiang Mai, Thailand. This bacterium could degrade 2mm 3CBa very rapidly with the concomitant formation of chloride ion when grown in mineral salt-yeast extract medium. The presence of glucose, lactose and pyruvate in the medium reduced the capability of this bacterium to degrade 3CBa. Metabolites such as 3-chlorocatechol (3CC), catechol and cis,cis-muconic acid (muconate) could be detected in the growth medium or in cell suspensions when 3CBa was used as the substrate. Furthermore, when crude enzyme extract prepared from 3CBa-grown P. putida 10.2 was incubated with 3CC, catechol and muconate could be detected in the reaction mixtures. Thus, the biodegradation pathway of 3CBa by P. putida 10.2 was proposed to involve transformation of 3CBa to 3CC. The dehalogenation step is believed to involve removal of chloride from 3CC to form catechol, which is subsequently converted to muconate.
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    Biodegradation of textile azo-dyes byPhanerochaete chrysosporium (1992)
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    World journal of microbiology and biotechnology 8 (1992), S. 309-312 
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    Keywords: Biodegradation ; lignin-degrading system ; Phanerochaete ; textile dyes
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    Notes: Abstract Of 18 commercially used textile dyes, eight were degraded by the white rot fungus,Phanerochaete chrysosporium, by 40 to 73% based on decrease of colour. Both the lignin-degrading enzyme system ofP. chrysosporium and adsorption to its cell mass were involved in the degradation of the diazo dye, Reactofix Gold Yellow. Degradation was best achieved by adding the dye to the medium and then inoculating with pre-grown mycelium; inoculation with spores resulted mainly in dye adsorption.
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    Biodegradation of oily sludge in Kuwait soil (1992)
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    World journal of microbiology and biotechnology 8 (1992), S. 618-620 
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    Keywords: Biodegradation ; mesophilic and thermotolerant microorganisms ; oily sludge ; soil
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    Notes: Abstract Soil microorganisms were not inhibited by mixing oily sludge in soil up to 8.7% (w/w) oil (15% sludge). Adding NH 4 + and phosphate increased microbial activity. Microbial activity was also affected by seasonal variation. Thermotolerant microorganisms were more predominant during the summer. After 29 months, 72%, 84%, and 83% of the soil was degraded in fertilized soils dosed with 2.9, 5.8 and 8.7% oil, respectively.
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    The kinetics and regulation of M-xylose transport in Candida utilis (1993)
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    World journal of microbiology and biotechnology 9 (1993), S. 357-360 
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    Keywords: Candida utilis ; inhibition ; kinetics ; regulation ; sugar ; transport ; xylose ; yeast
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    Notes: Abstract Low-affinity (K m=67.6±3.2 mM) and high-affinity (K m=1.9±1.2 mM) D-xylose transport occur in Candida utilis grown, respectively, on D-glucose or D-xylose. Starvation of glucose-grown cells decreases the K m value (10.5±2.6 mm). The high-affinity system appearing during starvation required protein synthesis and it was inactivated when cells were exposed to glucose, by a process independent of protein synthesis. High-affinity transport was accompanied by transient alkalinization of yeast suspensions, indicating that it is a proton symport, whereas low-affinity transport was not. Both systems, however, were inhibited by metabolic inhibitors and by replacing H2O in the transport assay with D2O, indicating that both may be proton symports. Glucose and acetic acid also inhibited both high-and low-affinity xylose transport.
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    Interaction of dichloromethane (methylene chloride) with the nitrous oxide reductase from Wolinella succinogenes (1993)
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    World journal of microbiology and biotechnology 9 (1993), S. 479-482 
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    Keywords: Benzyl viologen ; dichloromethane ; inhibitor ; kinetics ; nitrous oxide ; nitrous oxide reductase ; tetrachloromethane ; trichloromethane ; Wolinella succinogenes
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    Notes: Abstract Nitrous oxide reductase from Wolinella succinogenes was tested for benzyl viologen cation (BV+)-chlorinated methane oxidoreductase activity, using di-, tri- and tetra-chloromethanes, and for the inhibition of BV+-N2O oxidoreductase activity by these chloromethanes. No BV+-chlorinated methane oxidoreductase activity was detected. Any such activity, if it exists, must be less than 0.1% of the BV+-N2O oxidoreductase activity of the enzyme. Inhibition of the BV+-N2O oxidoreductase activity by dichloromethane was detected and was apparently reversible and non-competitive, as is the case with the small metal-ligand type inhibitors of the enzyme (e.g. acettlene, azide, cyanide and carbon monoxide). Trichloromethane was a weaker inhibitor and inhibition was not detected with tetrachloromethane.
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    Biological cyanide destruction mediated by microorganisms (1995)
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    World journal of microbiology and biotechnology 11 (1995), S. 257-265 
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    Keywords: Biodegradation ; bioremediation ; cyanide, microorganisms ; toxic wastes
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    Notes: Abstract Many microorganisms have an inherent capacity to degrade the toxic organic compounds that enter the environment as a result of pollution and natural activities. Significant degradation of these compounds may take many years and it is frequently necessary to consider methods that can accelerate this process. There have been several demonstrations of enhanced biological degradation of toxic wastes, both in the laboratory and under field conditions. The prospects for enhanced biological cyanide degradation are reviewed. Compared with bench-scale processes, there are very few reports of field-scale processes for cyanide bioremediation. The implementation of such field-scale degradation requires inputs from biology, hydrology, geology, chemistry and civil engineering. A conceptual framework is emerging that can be adapted to develop new processes for bioremediation of toxic organic wastes. In terms of cyanide biodegradation, this framework incorporates identification of microbes, determination of the optimal conditions for degradation, establishment of the metabolic pathways involved in cyanide degradation, identification and localization of the genes involved, identification of suitable microbial strains for practical application and development of practical engineering processes. The present review addresses the progress that has been made in each of these aspects of cyanide biodegradation. It also examines the existing field applications of biological cyanide degradation and makes recommendations for future research.
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    Phenanthrene mineralization by Pseudomonas sp. UG14 (1995)
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    World journal of microbiology and biotechnology 11 (1995), S. 271-279 
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    Keywords: Biodegradation ; biosurfactants ; PAH ; phenanthrene ; Pseudomonas sp.
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    Notes: Abstract A phenanthrene-mineralizing Pseudomonas sp., designated UG14, was isolated from creosote-contaminated soil. It contained two plasmids, of approximately 77 kb and 76 kb, the smaller of which contained DNA sequences that hybridized with probes specific for ndoB and xylE, genes involved in catabolism of aromatic hydrocarbons. At initial phenanthrene concentrations of 10, 50, 200 and 1000 mg/l broth, 27%, 19%, 7.7% and 3.3%, respectively, of the [9-14C]phenanthrene was recovered as 14CO2 after 36 days' incubation at 30°C. Most 14C-label was converted to a water-soluble metabolite tentatively identified as 1-hydroxy-2-naphthoic acid. Rhamnolipid biosurfactants produced by P. aeruginosa UG2 enhanced mineralization of 50 mg phenanthrene/l by Pseudomonas sp. UG14. With the biosurfactant at 0, 25 and 250 mg rhamnose equivalents/l, 6.5%, 8.2% and 9.8%, respectively, of the phenanthrene was mineralized after 35 days.
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    A weighing method to identify the microbial growth phases in solid-state fermentation tests (2000)
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    World journal of microbiology and biotechnology 16 (2000), S. 601-605 
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    ISSN: 1573-0972
    Keywords: Growth phases identification ; kinetics ; Rhizopus oryzae ; solid-state fermentation
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Biology , Process Engineering, Biotechnology, Nutrition Technology
    Notes: Abstract A general equation correlating the variation rate of the fermenting medium weight (dry matter) and the cell biomass growth rate in solid-state fermentation tests is proposed with the main purpose of identifying the microbial growth phases.
    Type of Medium: Electronic Resource
    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1008970720794
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