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Regulation of Coal Polymer Degradation by Fungi. Second Quarterly Report.

Document Type

Report

Journal/Book/Conference Title

United States Department of Energy

First Page

1

Last Page

4

Abstract

Since our last quarterly report our research activities have focused on characterization of coal macromolecule by P. chrysosporium in vivo in ;two different culture media and by sodium oxalate in vitro. Wood rotting fungi mediate solubilization of low rank coal by secreting oxalic acid which chelates metal ions whose chelating metal ions oxalic acid breaks these ionic bridges rendering the coal macromolecules water soluble. Thus solubization by sodium oxalate in vitro represents a biomimetic process.

Department

Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

Original Publication Date

1-26-1995

DOI of published version

10.2172/80378

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