Extensive desulfurization of diesel by Rhodococcus erythropolis.
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).
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Fushun Research Institute of Petroleum and Petrochemicals, SINOPEC, Fushun, PR China. zhangquan@fripp.com.cn
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Li
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Gao
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Fang
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D019149:Bioreactors / Q000382:microbiology*; D001711:Biotransformation; D005742:Gasoline / Q000382:microbiology*; D012240:Rhodococcus / Q000145:classification* / Q000378:metabolism*; D013045:Species Specificity; D013455:Sulfur / Q000378:metabolism*
D005742:Gasoline; D013455:Sulfur