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Eregowda T, Rene ER, Lens PNL. Bioreduction of selenate in an anaerobic biotrickling filter using methanol as electron donor. CHEMOSPHERE 2019; 225:406-413. [PMID: 30884302 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.02.158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2018] [Revised: 02/22/2019] [Accepted: 02/23/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The anaerobic bioreduction of selenate, fed in step (up to 60 mg.L-1) or continuous (∼7 mg.L-1) trickling mode, in the presence of gas-phase methanol (4.3-50 g m-3.h-1) was evaluated in a biotrickling filter (BTF). During the 48 d of step-feed and 41 d of continuous-feed operations, average selenate removal efficiencies (RE) > 90% and ∼68% was achieved, corresponding to a selenate reduction rate of, respectively, 7.3 and 4.5 mg.L-1.d-1. During the entire period of BTF operation, 65.6% of the total Se fed as SeO42- was recovered. Concerning gas-phase methanol, the maximum elimination capacity (ECmax) was 46.4 g m-3.h-1, with a RE > 80%. Methanol was mainly utilized for acetogenesis and converted to volatile fatty acids (VFA) in the liquid-phase. Up to 5000 mg.L-1 of methanol and 800 mg.L-1 of acetate accumulated in the trickling liquid of the BTF.
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- Tejaswini Eregowda
- UNESCO-IHE, Institute for Water Education, P. O. Box 3015, 2601 DA Delft, the Netherlands
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- UNESCO-IHE, Institute for Water Education, P. O. Box 3015, 2601 DA Delft, the Netherlands.
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- UNESCO-IHE, Institute for Water Education, P. O. Box 3015, 2601 DA Delft, the Netherlands; National University of Ireland Galway, University Road, Galway H91 TK33, Ireland
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Nguyen VK, Nguyen TH, Ha MG, Kang HY. Kinetics of microbial selenite reduction by novel bacteria isolated from activated sludge. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2019; 236:746-754. [PMID: 30772731 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2019.02.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2018] [Revised: 01/19/2019] [Accepted: 02/02/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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A total of three bacteria isolated from activated sludge of a wastewater treatment plant were found to reduce selenite to elemental selenium nanoparticles as both amorphous nanospheres and monoclinic nanocrystals. The three isolated strains, which are potential candidates for bioremediation of selenite-contaminated water sources, were designated as Citrobacter sp. NVK-2, Providencia sp. NVK-2A, and Citrobacter sp. NVK-6 based on 16S rRNA sequencing. Despite belonging to the same genus, the kinetics of selenite reduction by strain NVK-2 (Vmax = 58.82 μM h-1, Km = 3737.12 μM) completely differed from that of strain NVK-6 (Vmax = 19.23 μM h-1, Km = 1300.17 μM). The selenite reduction rate by strain NVK-2A (Vmax = 9.26 μM h-1, Km = 3044.73 μM) was the slowest among the investigated microorganisms. The microbial selenite reduction rates according to various organic sources indicated that simple organic sources such as acetate and lactate were better than more complex organic sources such as propionate, butyrate, and glucose for selenite removal. Interestingly, the selenite reduction rate was significantly enhanced when the organic source was strategically divided into small portions and consecutively supplied to the culture.
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- Van Khanh Nguyen
- Department of Microbiology, Pusan National University, Busan 46241, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Biotechnology, Pukyong National University, Busan 48513, Republic of Korea
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- Korea Basic Science Institute, Busan Center, Busan 46742, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Microbiology, Pusan National University, Busan 46241, Republic of Korea.
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Marinho BA, Cristóvão RO, Boaventura RAR, Vilar VJP. As(III) and Cr(VI) oxyanion removal from water by advanced oxidation/reduction processes-a review. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2019; 26:2203-2227. [PMID: 30474808 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-018-3595-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2018] [Accepted: 10/24/2018] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Water pollution by human activities is a global environmental problem that requires innovative solutions. Arsenic and chromium oxyanions are toxic compounds, introduced in the environment by both natural and anthropogenic activities. In this review, the speciation diagrams of arsenic and chromium oxyanions in aqueous solutions and the analytical methods used for their detection and quantification are presented. Current and potential treatment methods for As and Cr removal, such as adsorption, coagulation/flocculation, electrochemical, ion exchange, membrane separation, phyto- and bioremediation, biosorption, biofiltration, and oxidative/reductive processes, are presented with discussion of their advantages, drawbacks, and the main recent achievements. In the last years, advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) have been acquiring high relevance for the treatment of water contaminated with organic compounds. However, these processes are also able to deal with inorganic contaminants, mainly by changing metal/metalloid oxidation state, turning these compounds less toxic or soluble. An overview of advanced oxidation/reduction processes (AO/RPs) used for As and Cr removal was carried out, focusing mainly on H2O2/UVC, iron-based and heterogeneous photocatalytic processes. Some aspects related to AO/RP experimental conditions, comparison criteria, redox mechanisms, catalyst immobilization, and process intensification through implementation of innovative reactors designs are also discussed. Nevertheless, further research is needed to assess the effectiveness of those processes in order to improve some existing limitations. On the other hand, the validation of those treatment methods needs to be deepened, namely with the use of real wastewaters for their future full-scale application. Graphical abstract ᅟ.
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- Belisa A Marinho
- Laboratory of Separation and Reaction Engineering - Laboratory of Catalysis and Materials (LSRE-LCM), Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Rua do Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465, Porto, Portugal.
- CAPES Foundation, Ministry of Education of Brazil, Brasília, DF, 70040-020, Brazil.
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- Laboratory of Separation and Reaction Engineering - Laboratory of Catalysis and Materials (LSRE-LCM), Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Rua do Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465, Porto, Portugal
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- Laboratory of Separation and Reaction Engineering - Laboratory of Catalysis and Materials (LSRE-LCM), Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Rua do Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465, Porto, Portugal
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- Laboratory of Separation and Reaction Engineering - Laboratory of Catalysis and Materials (LSRE-LCM), Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Rua do Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465, Porto, Portugal.
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Mal J, Nancharaiah YV, van Hullebusch ED, Lens PNL. Biological removal of selenate and ammonium by activated sludge in a sequencing batch reactor. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2017; 229:11-19. [PMID: 28092731 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2016.12.112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2016] [Revised: 12/26/2016] [Accepted: 12/31/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Wastewaters contaminated by both selenium and ammonium need to be treated prior to discharge into natural water bodies, but there are no studies on the simultaneous removal of selenium and ammonium. A sequencing batch reactor (SBR) was inoculated with activated sludge and operated for 90days. The highest ammonium removal efficiency achieved was 98%, while the total nitrogen removal was 75%. Nearly a complete chemical oxygen demand removal efficiency was attained after 16days of operation, whereas complete selenate removal was achieved only after 66days. The highest total Se removal efficiency was 97%. Batch experiments showed that the total Se in the aqueous phase decreased by 21% with increasing initial ammonium concentration from 50 to 100mgL-1. This study showed that SBR can remove both selenate and ammonium via, respectively, bioreduction and partial nitrification-denitrification and thus offer possibilities for treating selenium and ammonium contaminated effluents.
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- J Mal
- UNESCO-IHE, Westvest 7, 2611 AX Delft, The Netherlands; Université Paris-Est, Laboratoire Géomatériaux et Environnement (LGE), EA 4508, UPEM, 77454 Marne-la-Vallée, France.
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- Biofouling and Biofilm Process Section, Water and Steam Chemistry Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Kalpakkam 603102, Tamil Nadu, India; Homi Bhabha National Institute, Anushaktinagar, Mumbai 400 094, India
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- UNESCO-IHE, Westvest 7, 2611 AX Delft, The Netherlands; Université Paris-Est, Laboratoire Géomatériaux et Environnement (LGE), EA 4508, UPEM, 77454 Marne-la-Vallée, France
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- UNESCO-IHE, Westvest 7, 2611 AX Delft, The Netherlands; Department of Chemistry and Bioengineering, Tampere University of Technology, P.O. Box 541, Tampere, Finland
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Tan LC, Nancharaiah YV, van Hullebusch ED, Lens PNL. Selenium: environmental significance, pollution, and biological treatment technologies. Biotechnol Adv 2016; 34:886-907. [PMID: 27235190 DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2016.05.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 220] [Impact Index Per Article: 27.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2015] [Revised: 04/26/2016] [Accepted: 05/21/2016] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Selenium is an essential trace element needed for all living organisms. Despite its essentiality, selenium is a potential toxic element to natural ecosystems due to its bioaccumulation potential. Though selenium is found naturally in the earth's crust, especially in carbonate rocks and volcanic and sedimentary soils, about 40% of the selenium emissions to atmospheric and aquatic environments are caused by various industrial activities such as mining-related operations. In recent years, advances in water quality and pollution monitoring have shown that selenium is a contaminant of potential environmental concern. This has practical implications on industry to achieve the stringent selenium regulatory discharge limit of 5μgSeL(-1) for selenium containing wastewaters set by the United States Environmental Protection Agency. Over the last few decades, various technologies have been developed for the treatment of selenium-containing wastewaters. Biological selenium reduction has emerged as the leading technology for removing selenium from wastewaters since it offers a cheaper alternative compared to physico-chemical treatments and is suitable for treating dilute and variable selenium-laden wastewaters. Moreover, biological treatment has the advantage of forming elemental selenium nanospheres which exhibit unique optical and spectral properties for various industrial applications, i.e. medical, electrical, and manufacturing processes. However, despite the advances in biotechnology employing selenium reduction, there are still several challenges, particularly in achieving stringent discharge limits, the long-term stability of biogenic selenium and predicting the fate of bioreduced selenium in the environment. This review highlights the significance of selenium in the environment, health, and industry and biotechnological advances made in the treatment of selenium contaminated wastewaters. The challenges and future perspectives are overviewed considering recent biotechnological advances in the management of these selenium-laden wastewaters.
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- Lea Chua Tan
- UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education, Westvest 7, 2611 AX Delft, The Netherlands.
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- Biofouling and Biofilm Process Section, Water and Steam Chemistry Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre Kalpakkam, 603102 Tamil Nadu, India.
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- Université Paris-Est, Laboratoire Géomatériaux et Environnement (EA 4508), UPEM, 77454 Marne-la-Vallée, France.
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- UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education, Westvest 7, 2611 AX Delft, The Netherlands; Department of Chemistry and Bioengineering, Tampere University of Technology, P.O-Box 541, Tampere, Finland.
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Dessì P, Jain R, Singh S, Seder-Colomina M, van Hullebusch ED, Rene ER, Ahammad SZ, Carucci A, Lens PNL. Effect of temperature on selenium removal from wastewater by UASB reactors. WATER RESEARCH 2016; 94:146-154. [PMID: 26938500 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2016.02.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2015] [Revised: 01/19/2016] [Accepted: 02/06/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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The effect of temperature on selenium (Se) removal by upflow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB) reactors treating selenate and nitrate containing wastewater was investigated by comparing the performance of a thermophilic (55 °C) versus a mesophilic (30 °C) UASB reactor. When only selenate (50 μM) was fed to the UASB reactors (pH 7.3; hydraulic retention time 8 h) with excess electron donor (lactate at 1.38 mM corresponding to an organic loading rate of 0.5 g COD L(-1) d(-1)), the thermophilic UASB reactor achieved a higher total Se removal efficiency (94.4 ± 2.4%) than the mesophilic UASB reactor (82.0 ± 3.8%). When 5000 μM nitrate was further added to the influent, total Se removal was again better under thermophilic (70.1 ± 6.6%) when compared to mesophilic (43.6 ± 8.8%) conditions. The higher total effluent Se concentration in the mesophilic UASB reactor was due to the higher concentrations of biogenic elemental Se nanoparticles (BioSeNPs). The shape of the BioSeNPs observed in both UASB reactors was different: nanospheres and nanorods, respectively, in the mesophilic and thermophilic UASB reactors. Microbial community analysis showed the presence of selenate respirers as well as denitrifying microorganisms.
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- Paolo Dessì
- UNESCO-IHE, Institute for Water Education, Westvest 7, 2611AX, Delft, The Netherlands; DICAAR, Dept. of Civil-Environmental Engineering and Architecture, Piazza d'Armi, 09123, Cagliari, Italy; Department of Chemistry and Bioengineering, Tampere University of Technology, Korkeakoulunkatu 10, FI-33720, Tampere, Finland
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- UNESCO-IHE, Institute for Water Education, Westvest 7, 2611AX, Delft, The Netherlands; Université Paris-Est, Laboratoire Géomatériaux et Environnement (EA 4508), UPEM, 5, Boulevard Descartes - Champs sur Marne, 77454, Marne-la-Vallée, France; Department of Chemistry and Bioengineering, Tampere University of Technology, Korkeakoulunkatu 10, FI-33720, Tampere, Finland.
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- Department of Biochemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, Hauz-Khas, 110016, New Delhi, India
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- Université Paris-Est, Laboratoire Géomatériaux et Environnement (EA 4508), UPEM, 5, Boulevard Descartes - Champs sur Marne, 77454, Marne-la-Vallée, France; Institut de Minéralogie, de Physique des Matériaux, et de Cosmochimie (IMPMC). Sorbonne Universités - UPMC Univ Paris 06, UMR CNRS, 7590, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, IRD UMR 206, Paris, France
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- Université Paris-Est, Laboratoire Géomatériaux et Environnement (EA 4508), UPEM, 5, Boulevard Descartes - Champs sur Marne, 77454, Marne-la-Vallée, France
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- UNESCO-IHE, Institute for Water Education, Westvest 7, 2611AX, Delft, The Netherlands
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- Department of Biochemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, Hauz-Khas, 110016, New Delhi, India
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- DICAAR, Dept. of Civil-Environmental Engineering and Architecture, Piazza d'Armi, 09123, Cagliari, Italy
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- UNESCO-IHE, Institute for Water Education, Westvest 7, 2611AX, Delft, The Netherlands; Department of Chemistry and Bioengineering, Tampere University of Technology, Korkeakoulunkatu 10, FI-33720, Tampere, Finland
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Fu F, Lu J, Cheng Z, Tang B. Removal of selenite by zero-valent iron combined with ultrasound: Se(IV) concentration changes, Se(VI) generation, and reaction mechanism. ULTRASONICS SONOCHEMISTRY 2016; 29:328-336. [PMID: 26585013 DOI: 10.1016/j.ultsonch.2015.10.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2015] [Revised: 10/09/2015] [Accepted: 10/10/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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In this paper, the performance and application of zero-valent iron (ZVI) assisted by ultrasonic irradiation for the removal of selenite (Se(IV)) in wastewater was evaluated and reaction mechanism of Se(IV) with ZVI in such systems was investigated. A series of batch experiments were conducted to determine the effects of ultrasound power, pH, ZVI concentration, N2 and air on Se(IV) removal. ZVI before and after reaction with Se(IV) was characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). Results indicated that ultrasound can lead to a significant synergy in the removal of Se(IV) by ZVI because ultrasound can promote the generation of OH and accelerate the advanced Fenton process. The primary reaction products of ZVI and Se(IV) were Se(0), ferrihydrite, and Fe2O3.
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- Fenglian Fu
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China.
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
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Ontiveros-Valencia A, Penton CR, Krajmalnik-Brown R, Rittmann BE. Hydrogen-fed biofilm reactors reducing selenate and sulfate: Community structure and capture of elemental selenium within the biofilm. Biotechnol Bioeng 2016; 113:1736-44. [DOI: 10.1002/bit.25945] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2015] [Revised: 01/16/2016] [Accepted: 01/20/2016] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Aura Ontiveros-Valencia
- Swette Center for Environmental Biotechnology; Biodesign Institute, Arizona State University; 1001 South McAllister Ave. Tempe Arizona 85287-5701
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- Swette Center for Environmental Biotechnology; Biodesign Institute, Arizona State University; 1001 South McAllister Ave. Tempe Arizona 85287-5701
- School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment; Arizona State University; Tempe Arizona
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- Swette Center for Environmental Biotechnology; Biodesign Institute, Arizona State University; 1001 South McAllister Ave. Tempe Arizona 85287-5701
- School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment; Arizona State University; Tempe Arizona
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Michon J, Dagot C, Deluchat V, Dictor MC, Battaglia-Brunet F, Baudu M. As(III) biological oxidation by CAsO1 consortium in fixed-bed reactors. Process Biochem 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/j.procbio.2009.09.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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