Chapter Outline: Biodegradation of Petroleum Aromatic Compounds (Inoue, Kasuga, and Nojiri)

Proposed title:  Biodegradation of Petroleum Aromatic Compounds  

Chapter no.: _________

Authors:         Kengo Inoue (PhD)

                        Interdisciplinary Research Organization
                        University of Miyazaki
                        Miyazaki, Miyazaki 889-1692, Japan
                        Phone:             +81 (985) 85-1843
                        Fax:                 +81 (985) 85-1843
                        E-mail:            kinoue@cc.miyazaki-u.ac.jp

                        Kano Kasuga (PhD)

                        Department of Biotechnology
                        Akita Prefectural University
                        Akita city, Akita 010-0195, Japan

                        Hideaki Nojiri (PhD)

                        Biotechnology Research Center
                        The University of Tokyo
                        Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan

Notes:

·       Biodegradation of ethylbenzene, dibenzofuran, and biphenyl (strains, pathways, genes and enzymes) will be included in other chapters?

 

Proposed topics

1) Chemistry of petroleum aromatic compounds

  1-1. Chemical structure
  1-2. Nomenclature system
  1-3. Toxicity
  1-4. Occurrence

2) Biodegradation

  2-1. Single aromatic compounds (benzene, toluene, xylene) degradation (bacterial strains, degradation pathways, genes, and enzymes)
  2-2. PAHs (naphthalene, acenaphthene, anthracene, phenanthrene, fluolene, pyrene) degradation (strains, pathways, genes and enzymes)
  2-3. Hetero-aromatic compounds (dibentothiophene, carbazole, fluorine) degradation (strains, pathways, genes, and enzymes)

3) Bioremediation: in situ petroleum aromatics degradation combined with population dynamics

4) Potential use for bioremediation

Chapter Highlights

1. Comprehensive description of chemical and biological characteristics of petroleum aromatic compounds

2. Biodegradation of petroleum aromatic compounds by specific bacteria and their biodegradative pathways, genes and enzymes involved in degradation.

3. Current and future outlook of bioremediation of petroleum aromatic compounds