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Title
Rapid Determination of Microbial Quinones using Supercritical CO2 Extraction
Subject
quinone profile; microbial community structure; supercritical CO2; dissimilarity; diversity
Description
The supercritical CO2 extraction of microbial quinones from activated sludge samples obtained from various activated sludge was investigated and compared to the conventional method using organic solvent extraction. The extraction was carried out in a supercritical fluid extraction (SFE) system in the temperature range of 25 to75 oC and the pressure up to 30 MPa. Different extraction conditions, such as the temperature, pressure, extraction time and modifier were employed to maximize the SFE efficiency. Significant amount of microbial quinones (ubiquinones and menaquinones) could be extracted rapidly with supercritical CO2. Results on the value of diversity and dissimilarity suggested that the SFE with supercritical CO2 extraction was a reliable technique for quinones extraction.
Creator
Faisal, Muhammad
Irvan, Irvan
Atsuta, Yoichi
Daimon, Hiroyuki
Fujie, Koichi
Source
Jurnal Rekayasa Kimia & Lingkungan; Vol 5, No 1 (2006): Jurnal Rekayasa Kimia & Lingkungan; 36-41
2356-1661
1412-5064
Publisher
Chemical Engineering Department, Syiah Kuala University, Banda Aceh, Indonesia
Date
2006-06-01
Contributor
Relation
http://jurnal.unsyiah.ac.id/RKL/article/view/1084/1017
Format
application/pdf
Language
eng
Type
info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Peer-reviewed Article
Identifier
http://jurnal.unsyiah.ac.id/RKL/article/view/1084