A bioreactor system for the mineralization of low-chlorinated biphenyls

Process Biochemistry

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 659-667

  Fava, F ^a   Baldoni, F ^a   Marchetti, L ^a   Quattroni, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b ENEL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLOROBENZOIC ACID DERIVATIVE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIOREACTOR; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; DRUG DEGRADATION; IMMOBILIZED CELL; MINERALIZATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0030514282     PISSN: 13595113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0032-9592(96)00013-1     Document Type: Article

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