title: Extensive desulfurization of diesel by Rhodococcus erythropolis.
abstract: The resting cells of a new isolate of Rhodococcus erythropolis FSD-2 were used to desulfurize diesel fuels. About 97% of the total sulfur content in the hydrodesulfurized diesel was removed by the two consecutive biodesulfurization (BDS) processes with the majority ( approximately 94%) being removed in the first treatment, resulting in diesel with a sulfur content of 5.7 microg ml(-1).
authors.affiliation: Fushun Research Institute of Petroleum and Petrochemicals, SINOPEC, Fushun, PR China. zhangquan@fripp.com.cn
authors.forename: Q
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: M Y
authors.initials: MY
authors.lastname: Tong
authors.forename: Y S
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.forename: X C
authors.initials: XC
authors.lastname: Fang
mesh_terms: D019149:Bioreactors / Q000382:microbiology*; D001711:Biotransformation; D005742:Gasoline / Q000382:microbiology*; D012240:Rhodococcus / Q000145:classification* / Q000378:metabolism*; D013045:Species Specificity; D013455:Sulfur / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D005742:Gasoline; D013455:Sulfur