Open access peer-reviewed Edited Volume

Biodegradation - Life of Science

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Rolando Chamy
Rolando Chamy

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso,
Chile

Published 14 June 2013

Doi 10.5772/52777

ISBN 978-953-51-1154-2

eBook (PDF) ISBN 978-953-51-6350-3

Copyright year 2013

Number of pages 380

This book contains a collection of different biodegradation research activities where biological processes take place. The book has two main sections: A) Polymers and Surfactants Biodegradation and B) Biodegradation: Microbial Behaviour.

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Table of Contents

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2. Biosurfactants: Production and Applications

By R.S. Reis, G.J. Pacheco, A.G. Pereira and D.M.G. Freire

10,179
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3. Aerobic Biodegradation of Surfactants

By Encarnación Jurado, Mercedes Fernández-Serrano, Francisco Ríos and Manuela Lechuga

5,163
10
4. Ecotoxicological Behavior of some Cationic and Amphoteric Surfactants (Biodegradation, Toxicity and Risk Assessment)

By Stefania Gheorghe, Irina Lucaciu, Iuliana Paun, Catalina Stoica and Elena Stanescu

5,409
15
5. Creation of Novel Green Surfactants Containing Carbonate Linkages

By Taisuke Banno, Taro Toyota and Shuichi Matsumura

3,770
6
6. Biodegradable Polymers

By Babak Ghanbarzadeh and Hadi Almasi

12,374
83
5,343
13
9. Biodegradation of Synthetic Detergents

By Olusola Abayomi Ojo-Omoniyi

5,547
1
10. Pesticide Biodegradation: Mechanisms, Genetics and Strategies to Enhance the Process

By Ma. Laura Ortiz-Hernández, Enrique Sánchez-Salinas, Edgar Dantán-González and María Luisa Castrejón-Godínez

13,845
50
11. Biodegradation: Involved Microorganisms and Genetically Engineered Microorganisms

By Nezha Tahri Joutey, Wifak Bahafid, Hanane Sayel and Naïma El Ghachtouli

21,405
88
13. Phenolic Extractives and Natural Resistance of Wood

By M. S. Nascimento, A. L. B. D. Santana, C. A. Maranhão, L. S. Oliveira and L. Bieber

4,550
13

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