Kinetic studies of biodegradation of insoluble compounds by continuous determination of oxygen consumption

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 310-316

  Bouchez, M ^a,b,d   Blanchet, D ^a   Besnainou, B ^b   Leveau, J Y ^c   Vandecasteele, J P ^a  

^a IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES   (France)

^b Centre de Cadarache   (France)

^c Unite Microbiologie Industrielle   (France)

^d Lab de Microbiologie Industrielle   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; GROWTH KINETICS; KINETICS; NAPHTHALENE; OXYGEN; SUBSTRATES;

BIODEGRADATION KINETICS; CONDITION; ELECTROLYTIC RESPIROMETRY; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; EXPONENTIAL GROWTH; FLUORANTHENE; INSOLUBLE COMPOUNDS; KINETIC STUDY; MISCIBLE SOLVENT; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION;

ANTHRACENE;

4 AMINOHIPPURIC ACID;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; KINETICS; NONHUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PSEUDOMONAS; RHODOCOCCUS; SPIROMETRY;

EID: 0030907582     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.1997.00371.x     Document Type: Article

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