effect of co-metabolism on removal of hexadecane by microbial consortium from soil in a slurry sequencing batch reactor

ABSTRACT

Background: Among Alkanes, N-Alkanes with medium chain have been identified as the most important contaminants of the soil. N-hexadecane [C[16]H[34]] with low solubility in water also belongs to this group and has been used by many researchers as a model contaminant. The present study aimed to investigate the effect of the external source of carbon [glucose] as co-substrate on removal of hexadecane from the soil