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Mode of action of an oleophilic nutrient in enhancing14C-hexadecane mineralization by a marine bacterial community
✍ Scribed by Franck Bruchon; Anne Basseres; Jean-Claude Bertrand
- Book ID
- 104637194
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Year
- 1996
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 597 KB
- Volume
- 18
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0141-5492
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✦ Synopsis
Hexadecane mineralization by a bacterial consortium isolated from a non heavily contaminated coastal seawater was largely increased by an enrichment with Inipol EAP 22 (10% w/w). In the conditions of the experiment, the efficiency of this oleophilic nutrient is linked to the organic N and P sources (urea and lauryl-phosphate) and, to a lesser extent, to the presence of a readily available carbon source (oleic acid). Otherwise, the micro emulsion nature of the formulation and its physical properties seem to play a major role in accelerating hexadecane mineralization.