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IR spectroscopy was used to monitor biodegradation of non-polar hydrocarbons in the presence of clay minerals. It reveals IR absorption bands (1170, 1270, 1610 cm−1) not present in the transformer fluid and identified as oscillations of aromatic hydrocarbon rings; C=O groups formed by oxidation of aliphatic chains also appeared. In aerobic soil, the main mechanism of oxidation of hydrocarbons is incorporation of oxygen into the hydrocarbon molecule, replacing bonds with low rupture energy (C–C, C–H) by bonds with higher rupture energy (C–O, H–O). At low temperatures and in the presence of ammonium, these intermediate products may be transformed to humic substances. This offers a mechanism of biodegradation akin to natural humification. The process may be accelerated by introducing specially formulated clay–bio-decomposer inoculum.
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Shkapenko, V., Kadoshnikov, V., Pysanskaia, I. (2017). Transformation of Non-polar Hydrocarbons in Soils. In: Dent, D., Dmytruk, Y. (eds) Soil Science Working for a Living . Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-45417-7_28
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