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  • Title: Kinetic analysis of biodesulfurization of model oil containing multiple alkyl dibenzothiophenes.
    Author: Zhang SH, Chen H, Li W.
    Journal: Appl Microbiol Biotechnol; 2013 Mar; 97(5):2193-200. PubMed ID: 22526803.
    Abstract:
    Biodesulfurization is regarded as a promising alternative technology for desulfurization from diesel oil due to its mild operating conditions and its ability to remove sulfur from alky dibenzothiophenes (C(x)-DBTs). The diesel oil contains complex mixtures of C(x)-DBTs in which individual microbial biodesulfurization may be altered. In this work, interactions among three typical C(x)-DBTs such as dibenzothiophenes (DBT), 4-methyldibenzothiophene (4-MDBT), and 4,6-dimethyldibenzothiophene (4,6-DMDBT) were investigated using Mycobacterium sp. ZD-19 in an airlift reactor. The experimental results indicated that the desulfurization rates would decrease in the multiple C(x)-DBTs system compared to the single C(x)-DBT system. The extent of inhibition depended upon the substrate numbers, concentrations, and affinities of the co-existing substrates. For example, compared to individual desulfurization rate (100 %), DBT desulfurization rate decreased to 75.2 % (DBT + 4,6-DMDBT), 64.8 % (DBT + 4-MDBT), and 54.7 % (DBT + 4,6-DMDBT + 4-MDBT), respectively. This phenomenon was caused by an apparent competitive inhibition of substrates, which was well predicted by a Michaelis-Menten competitive inhibition model.
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