Study of toluene degradation kinetics in a flat plate vapor phase bioreactor using oxygen microsensors

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 77-84

  Villaverde, S ^a   Mirpuri, R ^b   Lewandowski, Z ^c,d   Jones, W L ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI   (Spain)

^b Basys Technologies   (United States)

^c MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Montana State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofilms; Bioremediation; Microelectrodes; Vapor Phase Bioreactor (VPBR); Volatile Organic Compound (VOC)

Indexed keywords

BIOFILMS; BIOREACTORS; DISSOLVED OXYGEN SENSORS; MICROELECTRODES; REACTION KINETICS; TOLUENE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

VAPOR PHASE BIOREACTORS (VPBR);

BIODEGRADATION;

OXYGEN; TOLUENE;

ARTICLE; BIOFILM; BIOREACTOR; CELL DEATH; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; DEGRADATION; MICROELECTRODE; OXYGEN CONCENTRATION; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA;

PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA;

EID: 0030814473     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1223(97)00325-9     Document Type: Article

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