1. Microbial degradation of water miscible metal working fluids
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Rabenstein, Andreas, Koch, Thomas, Remesch, Markko, Brinksmeier, Ekkard, and Kuever, Jan
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MICROBIOLOGY , *MICROORGANISMS , *BIODEGRADATION , *FUNGUS-bacterium relationships , *MICROBIAL contamination , *WATER as a working fluid , *EMULSIONS - Abstract
Abstract: Water miscible metal working fluids (MWF) are prone to contamination by bacteria and fungi. In the present work it was investigated which components of a model MWF emulsion were most readily degraded by microorganisms and which are relatively resistant to biodegradation. The microbial community colonising an MWF emulsion, during its lifetime under in-use conditions was analysed up to species level. Shifts in the composition of microbial community were related to chemical changes in the MWF emulsion over time. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]
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- 2009
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