Microbial screening test for lignite degradation. Quarterly progress report No. 1, January-March 1985

Technical Report · Mon Dec 31 23:00:00 EST 1984

OSTI ID:5769865

Yen, T F

Potassium permanganate and sodium hypochlorite oxidation of lignitic coal were performed. Ion chromatography of low molecular weight carboxylic acids - oxalic acid, formic acid, and acetic acid - produced by potassium permanganate and sodium hypochlorite oxidation was executed. Oxalic acid was found to be the most predominant low molecular weight species. It was estimated that about 10% of the carbon present in the chemical structure of lignite was converted to oxalic acid by sodium hypochlorite oxidation. Ion chromatography analysis showed that about 43% of the lignite carbon was converted to carbon dioxide in all experiments. Biological degradation of lignite by P. versicolor, a white-rot fungus, on lignite/agar and lignite slurry was attempted. Apparently, P. versicolor is capable of growing on lignite slurry. Acclimation of P. versicolor to lignite was proceeded. Biochemical reaction test for laccase production of P. versicolor was performed and found to be positive. 15 refs., 5 figs., 6 tabs.

• Research Organization: University of Southern California, Los Angeles (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: FG22-84PC70809
• OSTI ID: 5769865
• Report Number(s): DOE/PC/70809-T1; ON: DE85009911
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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01 COAL, LIGNITE, AND PEAT
010600* -- Coal
Lignite
& Peat-- Properties & Composition
ACETIC ACID
BIODEGRADATION
BIOLOGICAL ADAPTATION
BROWN COAL
CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS
CARBOXYLIC ACIDS
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
CHROMATOGRAPHY
COAL
DATA
DECOMPOSITION
DICARBOXYLIC ACIDS
ENERGY SOURCES
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
FORMIC ACID
FOSSIL FUELS
FUELS
FUNGI
GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY
INFORMATION
LIGNITE
MATERIALS
MONOCARBOXYLIC ACIDS
NUMERICAL DATA
ORGANIC ACIDS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OXALIC ACID
OXIDATION
PLANTS
SEPARATION PROCESSES
STRUCTURAL CHEMICAL ANALYSIS