title: Characteristics of styrene degradation by Rhodococcus pyridinovorans isolated from a biofilter.
abstract: A novel strain (PYJ-1) of Rhodococcus pyridinovorans that was isolated from a biofilter was able to degrade styrene at a maximum rate of 0.16 mg (mg protein)(-1) h(-1) in batch culture at 97 mg l(-1) of initial styrene gas concentration. The optimum pH and temperature for styrene degradation were 7 and 32 degrees C, respectively. The degradation kinetic constants were obtained using substrate inhibition kinetics. In a perlite-packed biofilter the maximum styrene removal rate by the strain was 279 gm(-3)h(-1). Styrene removal in the biofilter was more sensitive to the temperature than in the batch culture.
authors.affiliation: Industrial Liaison Research Institute, Kyung Hee University, Yongin 449-701, South Korea.
authors.forename: In-Gyung
authors.initials: IG
authors.lastname: Jung
authors.forename: Chang-Ho
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Park
mesh_terms: D000537:Aluminum Oxide; D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental; D004785:Environmental Pollutants / Q000378:metabolism*; D005374:Filtration; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D007700:Kinetics; D012240:Rhodococcus / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism*; D012822:Silicon Dioxide; D020058:Styrene / Q000378:metabolism*; D013696:Temperature
chemical_list: D004785:Environmental Pollutants; C003076:Perlite; D020058:Styrene; D012822:Silicon Dioxide; D000537:Aluminum Oxide