caa a22 4500 467886369 CHVBK 20180406152735.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170328e20060701xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s10924-006-0019-2 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s10924-006-0019-2 Degradation of a Terephthalate-containing Polyester by a Thermophilic Microbial Consortium [Elektronische Daten] [Vasantha Nagarajan, Manjari Singh, Helene Kane, Mohsen Khalili, Michael Bramucci] Biomax® is an aliphatic-aromatic polyester. The biodegradability of Biomax® was studied at 58°C using a laboratory scale bioreactor. The bioreactor was inoculated with bacteria derived from compost and supplemented with powdered Biomax® and an additional energy source. After a period of acclimation, the microorganisms in the bioreactor were capable of metabolizing the major components of the polymer, i.e., TPA and ethylene glycol. TPA and ethylene glycol were detected in the bioreactor only when they were added. Degradation and disintegration of the powdered Biomax® was monitored by laser diffraction. The particle size distribution of the powdered polymer progressively shifted toward smaller sizes until the diameters of the polymer particles were indistinguishable from bacteria. The types of microbes in the bioreactor were determined by analyzing 16S rRNA gene sequences. The bacteria belonged to 35 different groups, and the majority of the bacteria appeared to represent new species. Springer Science+Business Media, Inc., 2006 Polyester nationallicence Biodegradable nationallicence Bioreactor nationallicence Laser diffraction nationallicence Nagarajan Vasantha Biochemical Sciences and Engineering, DuPont Central Research and Development, P. O. Box 80328, 19880-0328, Wilmington, Delaware, USA aut Singh Manjari Biochemical Sciences and Engineering, DuPont Central Research and Development, P. O. Box 80328, 19880-0328, Wilmington, Delaware, USA aut Kane Helene Biochemical Sciences and Engineering, DuPont Central Research and Development, P. O. Box 80328, 19880-0328, Wilmington, Delaware, USA aut Khalili Mohsen Biochemical Sciences and Engineering, DuPont Central Research and Development, P. O. Box 80328, 19880-0328, Wilmington, Delaware, USA aut Bramucci Michael Biochemical Sciences and Engineering, DuPont Central Research and Development, P. O. Box 80328, 19880-0328, Wilmington, Delaware, USA aut Journal of Polymers and the Environment Kluwer Academic Publishers-Plenum Publishers; http://www.springer-ny.com 14/3(2006-07-01), 281-287 1566-2543 14:3<281 2006 14 10924 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10924-006-0019-2 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10924-006-0019-2 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Nagarajan Vasantha Biochemical Sciences and Engineering, DuPont Central Research and Development, P. O. Box 80328, 19880-0328, Wilmington, Delaware, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Singh Manjari Biochemical Sciences and Engineering, DuPont Central Research and Development, P. O. Box 80328, 19880-0328, Wilmington, Delaware, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Kane Helene Biochemical Sciences and Engineering, DuPont Central Research and Development, P. O. Box 80328, 19880-0328, Wilmington, Delaware, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Khalili Mohsen Biochemical Sciences and Engineering, DuPont Central Research and Development, P. O. Box 80328, 19880-0328, Wilmington, Delaware, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Bramucci Michael Biochemical Sciences and Engineering, DuPont Central Research and Development, P. O. Box 80328, 19880-0328, Wilmington, Delaware, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Journal of Polymers and the Environment Kluwer Academic Publishers-Plenum Publishers; http://www.springer-ny.com 14/3(2006-07-01), 281-287 1566-2543 14:3<281 2006 14 10924 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer