Dimethylbenzothiophenes are among the sulfur heterocycles in petroleum that are known to be degraded by microbial activity. Six of the 15 possible isomers of dimethylbenzothiophene were synthesized and used in bio-transformation studies with three Pseudomonas isolates that oxidize a variety
Applied and environmental microbiology, 47(1), 111-118 (1984-01-01)
Cunninghamella elegans metabolized 1- and 2-methylnaphthalene primarily at the methyl group to form 1- and 2-hydroxymethylnaphthalene, respectively. Other compounds isolated and identified were 1- and 2-naphthoic acids, 5-hydroxy-1-naphthoic acid, 5-hydroxy-2-naphthoic acid, 6-hydroxy-2-naphthoic acid, and phenolic derivatives of 1- and 2-methylnaphthalene.
The majority of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) released to the environment come from anthropogenic sources involving the incomplete combustion of organic compounds. Several techniques are available for the degradation of PAHs. Among the abiotic/biotic processes used to degrade PAHs, an
Fundamental and applied toxicology : official journal of the Society of Toxicology, 21(1), 44-51 (1993-07-01)
The carcinogenic potential of 1-methylnaphthalene (1-MN), a compound which exists widely in the environment, was investigated in B6C3F1 mice. Groups of 50 male and 50 female mice were given diets containing 0, 0.075, or 0.15% 1-MN for 81 weeks. Both
Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids, 26(1), 227-233 (2009-12-30)
Two synthetic, polymer-derived carbons were modified with urea to incorporate nitrogen surface functional groups. Then they were investigated as adsorbents of dibenzothiophene (DBT) and 4, 6-dimethyldibenzothiophene (DMDBT) from simulated diesel fuel under dynamic conditions with the total concentration of sulfur