Predictive model for toluene degradation and microbial phenotypic profiles in flat plate vapor phase bioreactor

Journal of Environmental Engineering

Volumn 123, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 586-592

  Mirpuri, Raj ^a   Sharp, Warren ^b   Villaverde, Santiago ^c   Jones, Warren ^d   Lewandowski, Zbigniew ^d   Cunningham, Al ^d  

^a Basys Technologies   (United States)

^b Shell Services Company   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI   (Spain)

^d MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOFILMS; BIOREACTORS; DEGRADATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PHASE INTERFACES; REACTION KINETICS; TOLUENE;

FLAT PLATE VAPOR PHASE BIOREACTOR; MICROBIAL PHENOTYPIC PROFILES;

AIR FILTERS;

EID: 0031166982     PISSN: 07339372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9372(1997)123:6(586)     Document Type: Article

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