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Use of polyurethane foam for the biodegradation of n-alkanes by immobilised cells of Pseudomonas

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Biotechnology Techniques

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Pseudomonas strains C12B and A3 were separately immobilised in polyurethane foam and their ability to biodegrade n-decane or n-hexadecane tested and compared with that of freely suspended cells. In the presence of immobilised Pseudomonas C12B or A3 cells about 90% of n-alkane, originally present in liquid medium, was removed, 25%-40% of which was due to biodegradation.

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  1. Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, Institute of Chemical Technology, Prague, Czech Republic

    H. Jeùrabkova, B. Kralova & V. Krejè

  2. Department of Physical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain

    J.L.I. Sanchez & M.G. Roig

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Jeùrabkova, H., Kralova, B., Krejè, V. et al. Use of polyurethane foam for the biodegradation of n-alkanes by immobilised cells of Pseudomonas. Biotechnology Techniques 11, 391–394 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1018408504477

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