Publication Date
7-1983
Advisor(s) - Committee Chair
Norman Holy, John Reasoner, Martin Houston
Degree Program
Department of Chemistry
Degree Type
Master of Science
Abstract
The common bacterial genera Pseudomonas and Acinetobacter are ubiquitous in most soils and are capable of degrading a large number of chemical compounds. While the degradative pathways of several individual aromatic compounds are known, the degradative pathways of many other aromatic compounds have not yet been elucidated. In addition, very little work has been done on the microbial degradation of coal liquids in the environment.
Previous work at Western Kentucky University has shown that decomposition of Ashland Oil Company's liquified coal can indeed be accomplished by the above bacterial genera in an enriched liquid media. The topic of this thesis is the decomposition of H-coal liquid and several selected aromatic compounds by soil containing viable microorganisms.
Disciplines
Chemistry | Physical Sciences and Mathematics
Recommended Citation
Wilson, Kevin, "Soil Degradation of H-Coal Liquid & Various Aromatic Compounds" (1983). Masters Theses & Specialist Projects. Paper 3001.
https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/theses/3001