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Comparison of di-n-methyl phthalate biodegradation by free and immobilized microbial cells.
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The immobilized microbial cells possess advantages than free cells when applied to the biodegradation of toxic organic pollutants.About:
This article is published in Biomedical and Environmental Sciences.The article was published on 2003-06-01 and is currently open access. It has received 22 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Biodegradation.read more
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Immobilization of activated sludge using improved polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) gel
TL;DR: The experimental results showed that the bioactivity and stability of the three kinds of immobilized activated sludge was greatly improved after activation, and the PVA-orthophosphate method may be a promising and economical technique for microbial immobilization.
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Metabolic diversity in bacterial degradation of aromatic compounds.
Prashant S. Phale,Aditya Basu,Prabin D. Majhi,Jaigeeth Deveryshetty,C. Vamsee-Krishna,Rahul Shrivastava +5 more
TL;DR: The exquisiteness and relevance of bacterial degradation of aromatics, interlinked degradative pathways, genetic and metabolic regulation, carbon source preference, and biosurfactant production are emphasized.
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Complete degradation of dimethyl phthalate by biochemical cooperation of the Bacillus thuringiensis strain isolated from cotton field soil
Muhammad Ali Surhio,Farah Naz Talpur,Shafi Muhammad Nizamani,Farah Amin,Chui Wei Bong,Choon Weng Lee,Muhammad Aqeel Ashraf,Muhammad Raza Shah +7 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors describe the biodegradation of DMP by a new aerobic bacterium, isolated from soil samples of a cotton field by an enrichment culture technique utilizing DMP as the sole source of carbon and energy.
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Anaerobic degradation of dimethyl phthalate in wastewater in a UASB reactor.
TL;DR: Analysis based on polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE) showed a gradual shift of microbial population with the increase of DMP loading.
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The fate of di-n-butyl phthalate in a laboratory-scale anaerobic/anoxic/oxic wastewater treatment process.
TL;DR: A laboratory-scale anaerobic/anoxic/oxic wastewater treatment system was employed to investigate the effects of hydraulic retention time (HRT) and sludge retentionTime (SRT) on the removal and fate of di-n-butyl phthalate (DnBP).
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