Effects of unsteady state conditions on the biooxidation of methyl ethyl and methyl isobutyl ketone in continuous flow liquid phase cultures

Bioprocess Engineering

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 315-322

  Geoghegan, D P ^a   Hamer, G ^a   Deshusses, M A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 BUTANONE; 4 METHYL 2 PENTANONE; KETONE; ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0030918124     PISSN: 0178515X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004490050329     Document Type: Article

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