Tolerance and biodegradation of benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and xylenes (BTEX) by a metal acclimatized bacterial consortium culture

• Main Authors: Fellie, E. A., Sannasi, P., Wong, K. K, Salmijah, S., Kader, J.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: TP Chemical technology
• Online Access: http://eprints.intimal.edu.my/141/1/26_ft.pdf; http://eprints.intimal.edu.my/141/
• Institution: INTI International University

This investigation reports the tolerance and biodegradation of benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and xylene isomers (BTEX) by a heavy metal-adapted environmental bacterial consortium, known as consortium culture (CC). Higher tolerance was observed with benzene (IC50 value up to 191.25 mg/L), foll...