The crucial step in their degradation is to overcome the huge resonance energy that stabilizes the aromatic ring. The microbial degradation of aromatic compounds includes a great variety of ...

A team of chemical and environmental engineers at the University of California, Riverside, has found a way to use microbial degradation to break down chlorinated PFAS in wastewater. In their paper ...

Ginger and ornamental rock waste enhance cement mortars, providing a sustainable solution to microbial growth and improving ...

The enzymatic (polyester hydrolase) degradation of PET films pretreated with UV radiation results in appreciable weight losses compared to the untreated PET sample. The development of stable microbial ...

3.2. Soil Remediation Approaches and Application Prospects of Mixed Microbial Agents ...

A research team at the Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering (NIMTE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences ...

Fuel quality is an important consideration when maintaining a diesel-powered engine, which is where fuel polishing comes in.

Since the breakthrough of 2016, much research has continued in the field of developing microbial solutions to waste degradation. In 2017, scientists at the Institute of Biomedicine & Biotechnology ...

To date, several different microorganisms have been found to participate in the biodegradation of various synthetic plastic materials following their isolation from the soil of plastic-dumping ...

This is a schematic showing how biosparging enhances the microbial degradation of contaminants. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to ...

allowing for taxonomic classification of microbial species and functional gene identification, including genes involved in antibiotic resistance, pollutant degradation, and metal detoxification.