Biodegradation of cyanides, cyanates and thiocyanates to ammonia and carbon dioxide by immobilized cells of Pseudomonas putida

Journal of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 28-33

  Chapatwala, K D ^a   Babu, G R V ^b   Vijaya, O K ^b   Kumar, K P ^a   Wolfram, J H ^c  

^a Selma University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Lockheed Martin Idaho Technology Company   (United States)

Author keywords

Algin ate beads; Biodegradation; Bioreactor; Cyanates; Cyanides; Immobilization; Pseudomonas putida; Thiocyanates

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CYANIDE; THIOCYANATE;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOMASS; BIOREACTOR; CELL SURVIVAL; IMMOBILIZATION; IMMOBILIZED CELL; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; MINING; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

AGAR; ALGINATES; AMMONIA; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOREACTORS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARRAGEENAN; CELLS, IMMOBILIZED; COLORIMETRY; CULTURE MEDIA; CYANATES; CYANIDES; EXCIPIENTS; KINETICS; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA; THIOCYANATES;

PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA;

EID: 0031906197     PISSN: 13675435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jim.2900469     Document Type: Article

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