Hydrocarbon Compound | Biodegradation (%) | ||
---|---|---|---|
Aerobic (60 days) | Anaerobic (180 days) | Mixed (180 days) | |
n-Tridecane | absent | absent | absent |
n-Tetradecane | 96 ± 0.9 | absent | 48 ± 1.6 |
n-Pentadecane | > 99 ± 1.60 | 68 ± 1.5 | 51 ± 1.4 |
n-Hexadecane | 98 ± 2.4 | 63 ± 1.3 | 33 ± 1.1 |
n-Heptadecane | > 99 ± 1.1 | 50 ± 0.9 | 50 ± 0.8 |
Pristane | > 99 ± 0.6 | 45 ± 0.5 | 46 ± 0.6 |
n-Octadecane | > 99 ± 0.8 | 54 ± 2.1 | 42 ± 2.8 |
Phytane | 98 ± 2.7 | 39 ± 1.2 | 39 ± 1.8 |
n-Nonadecane | > 99 ± 1.7 | 55 ± 0.6 | 57 ± 0.9 |
n-Eicosane | > 99 ± 2.0 | 45 ± 2.2 | 42 ± 1.2 |
n-Heneicosane | > 99 ± 1.2 | 69 ± 1.5 | 62 ± 1.8 |
n-Docosane | > 99 ± 1.6 | 49 ± 0.9 | 47 ± 0.7 |
n-Tricosane | > 99 ± 2.7 | 60 ± 0.8 | 60 ± 0.9 |
n-Tetracosane | > 99 ± 1.3 | 65 ± 1.3 | 51 ± 1.5 |
n-Pentacosane | > 99 ± 0.9 | 60 ± 1.8 | 59 ± 1.6 |
n-Hexacosane | > 99 ± 0.8 | 64 ± 0.6 | 44 ± 0.9 |
n-Heptacosane | > 99 ± 2.8 | 68 ± 1.6 | 64 ± 1.8 |
n-Octacosane | > 99 ± 2.6 | 63 ± 1.0 | 41 ± 2.0 |
n-Nonacosane | > 99 ± 0.6 | 69 ± 2.0 | 67 ± 1.0 |
n-Triacontane | > 99 ± 1.5 | 44 ± 1.1 | 42 ± 1.3 |
n-Hentriacontane | > 99 ± 1.2 | 49 ± 1.6 | 59 ± 1.9 |
n-Dotriacontane | > 99 ± 1.1 | 50 ± 1.1 | 42 ± 1.8 |