Biodegradability of diesel and biodiesel blends

dc.contributor.authorMariano, Adriano Pinto [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorTomasella, Richard Clayton [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorDe Oliveira, Luciano Marcondes [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorContiero, Jonas [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorDe Angelis, Dejanira de Franceschi [UNESP]
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
dc.date.accessioned2014-05-27T11:23:32Z
dc.date.available2014-05-27T11:23:32Z
dc.date.issued2008-05-02
dc.description.abstractThe biodegradability of pure diesel and biodiesel and blends with different proportions of biodiesel (2% (commercial); 5% and 20%) was evaluated employing the respirometric method and the redox indicator 2,6-dichlorophenol indophenol (DCPIP) test. In the former, experiments simulating the contamination of natural environments (soil from a petrol station or water from a river) were carried out in Bartha biometer flasks (250 ml), and used to measure the microbial CO 2 production. With the DCPIP test, the capability of three inocula to biodegrade the blends was tested. Results show that although biodiesel is more easily and faster biodegraded than diesel oil, among the blends evaluated (2%, 5% and 20%), only the blend with higher concentration of biodiesel presented biodegradability significantly different from diesel and it was not verified an improvement on the biodegradation of the diesel by means of co-metabolism. © 2008 Academic Journals.en
dc.description.affiliationDepartamento de Bioquímica e Microbiologia Instituto de Biociências (IB) Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
dc.description.affiliationUnespDepartamento de Bioquímica e Microbiologia Instituto de Biociências (IB) Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
dc.format.extent1323-1328
dc.identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.4314%2Fajb.v7i9.58669
dc.identifier.citationAfrican Journal of Biotechnology, v. 7, n. 9, p. 1323-1328, 2008.
dc.identifier.doi10.4314%2Fajb.v7i9.58669
dc.identifier.file2-s2.0-43449110947.pdf
dc.identifier.issn1684-5315
dc.identifier.lattes9859154979447005
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-43449110947
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11449/70409
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofAfrican Journal of Biotechnology
dc.rights.accessRightsAcesso aberto
dc.sourceScopus
dc.subjectBiodegradability
dc.subjectBiodiesel
dc.subjectBioremediation
dc.subjectBlend
dc.subjectDiesel
dc.subject2,6 dichlorophenolindophenol
dc.subjectbiodiesel
dc.subjectbiofuel
dc.subjectcarbon dioxide
dc.subjectdiesel fuel
dc.subjectgasoline
dc.subjectbiodegradability
dc.subjectbiofuel production
dc.subjectBrazil
dc.subjectcontrolled study
dc.subjectnonhuman
dc.subjectoxidation reduction reaction
dc.subjectrespirometry
dc.subjectriver ecosystem
dc.subjectsoil pollution
dc.subjectwater sampling
dc.titleBiodegradability of diesel and biodiesel blendsen
dc.typeArtigo
dcterms.licensehttp://www.ajol.info/index.php/ajol/pages/view/OA
unesp.author.lattes9859154979447005
unesp.campusUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp), Instituto de Biociências, Rio Claropt

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