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Anaerobic Biodegradation of soybean biodiesel and diesel blends under sulfate-reducing conditions
Citation:
Wu, S., M. Yassine, M. Suidan, AND A. Venosa. Anaerobic Biodegradation of soybean biodiesel and diesel blends under sulfate-reducing conditions. Jacob de Boer, Shane Snyder (ed.), CHEMOSPHERE. Elsevier Science Ltd, New York, NY, 161:382-389, (2016).
Impact/Purpose:
The objective of this study was to investigate anaerobic biodegradation of soybean biodiesel and petrodiesel blends in a sulfate-reducing environment, which is a prevalent condition in anaerobic sediments.
Description:
Biotransformation of soybean biodiesel and its biodiesel/petrodiesel blends were investigated under sulfate-reducing conditions. Three blends of biodiesel, B100, B50, and B0, were treated using microbial cultures pre-acclimated to B100 (biodiesel only) and B80 (80% biodiesel and 20% petrodiesel). Results indicate that the biodiesel could be effectively biodegraded in the presence or absence of petrodiesel, whereas petrodiesel could not be biodegraded at all under sulfate-reducing conditions. The kinetics of biodegradation of individual Fatty Acid Methyl Ester (FAME) compounds and their accompanying sulfate-reduction rates were studied using a serum bottle test. As for the biodegradation of individual FAME compounds, the biodegradation rates for the saturated FAMEs decreased with increasing carbon chain length. For unsaturated FAMEs, biodegradation rates increased with increasing number of double bonds. The presence of petrodiesel had a greater effect on the rate of biodegradation of biodiesel than on the extent of removal.
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2016.06.078
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