Continuous ethanol production by Zymomonas mobilis and Saccharomyces cerevisiae in biofilm reactors

Journal of Industrial Microbiology

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 249-256

  Reddy Kunduru, M ^a   Pometto Iii, A L ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Ethanol; Plastic composite supports; Saccharomyces; Zymomonas

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; PLASTIC; POLYPROPYLENE;

ARTICLE; BIOFILM; BIOREACTOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; FERMENTATION; IMMOBILIZATION; NONHUMAN; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; ZYMOMONAS MOBILIS;

BIOFILMS; ETHANOL; FERMENTATION; INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; ZYMOMONAS;

EID: 0029941370     PISSN: 01694146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01570029     Document Type: Article

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