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Biotechnol Lett

Title:		Degradation of volatile hydrocarbons from steam-classified solid waste by a mixture of aromatic hydrocarbon-degrading bacteria
Author(s):		Leahy JG; Tracy KD; Eley MH;
Address:		"Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL 35899, USA. leahyj@uah.edu"
Journal Title:		Biotechnol Lett
Year:		2003
Volume:		25
Issue:		6
Page Number:		479 - 483
DOI:		10.1023/a:1022604112906
ISSN/ISBN:		0141-5492 (Print) 0141-5492 (Linking)
Abstract:		"Steam classification is a process for treatment of solid waste that allows recovery of volatile organic compounds from the waste via steam condensate and off-gases. A mixed culture of aromatic hydrocarbon-degrading bacteria was used to degrade the contaminants in the condensate, which contained approx. 60 hydrocarbons, of which 38 were degraded within 4 d. Many of the hydrocarbons, including styrene, 1,2,4-trimethylbenzene, naphthalene, ethylbenzene, m-/p-xylene, chloroform, 1,3-dichloropropene, were completely or nearly completely degraded within one day, while trichloroethylene and 1,2,3-trichloropropane were degraded more slowly"
Keywords:		"Biodegradation, Environmental Gram-Negative Aerobic Rods and Cocci/*metabolism Hydrocarbons, Aromatic/*metabolism Mycobacterium/*metabolism Pilot Projects Refuse Disposal/*methods Sewage/microbiology *Steam Substrate Specificity Toluene/metabolism;"
Notes:		"MedlineLeahy, Joseph G Tracy, Karen D Eley, Michael H eng Comparative Study Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Netherlands 2003/07/29 Biotechnol Lett. 2003 Mar; 25(6):479-83. doi: 10.1023/a:1022604112906"