| Literature DB >> 24421125 |
V Johnson1, S J Patel, K A Patel, M H Mehta.
Abstract
Waste liquor from caprolactam manufacture contains many mono- and di-carboxylic acids. Of four yeasts tested, Yarrowia lipolytica DS-1 was the best at decreasing Chemical Oxygen Demand values, by up to 60% with 50 and 100 g waste liquor/after 48 h. Caproic, butyric and valeric acids were utilized most easily. Adipic acid was not decreased below 13% (w/v).Entities:
Year: 1994 PMID: 24421125 DOI: 10.1007/BF00367658
Source DB: PubMed Journal: World J Microbiol Biotechnol ISSN: 0959-3993 Impact factor: 3.312