title: Methyl tert-butyl ether and tert-butyl alcohol degradation by Fusarium solani.
abstract: Fusarium solani degraded methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE) and other oxygenated compounds from gasoline including tert-butyl alcohol (TBA). The maximum degradation rate of MTBE was 16 mg protein h and 46 mg/g protein h for TBA. The culture transformed 77% of the total carbon to 14CO2. The estimated yield for MTBE was 0.18 g dry wt/g MTBE.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Ingeniería de Procesos, Av., Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Iztapalapa, San Rafael Atlixco No. 186, C.P. 09340, México, D.F., México.
authors.forename: Miguel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Magaña-Reyes
authors.forename: Marcia
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Morales
authors.forename: Sergio
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Revah
mesh_terms: D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental; D005670:Fusarium / Q000378:metabolism*; D005742:Gasoline / Q000382:microbiology*; D007220:Industrial Waste / Q000517:prevention & control; D008738:Methyl Ethers / Q000378:metabolism*; D014873:Water Pollutants / Q000378:metabolism*; D020002:tert-Butyl Alcohol / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D005742:Gasoline; D007220:Industrial Waste; D008738:Methyl Ethers; D014873:Water Pollutants; C043243:methyl tert-butyl ether; D020002:tert-Butyl Alcohol