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More than 80% of diphenyl phthalate (DPP) at 100 mg l−1 was degraded by Sphingomonas chungbukensis KCTC 2955 in a mineral salts medium at pH 7.0 and 30°C within 48 h. The maximum specific degradation rate was 5 mg DPP l−1 h−1. It was rapidly converted to monophenyl phthalate and phthalic acid which were further degraded.
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This work was supported by the research grant of the Chungbuk National University, South Korea, in 2006.
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Kim, DS., Um, HJ., Lim, ES. et al. Degradation of diphenyl phthalate by Sphingomonas chungbukensis . Biotechnol Lett 30, 93–96 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10529-007-9497-0
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