Hydrogen production with high yield and high evolution rate by self-flocculated cells of Enterobacter aerogenes in a packed-bed reactor

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 450-454

  Rachman, M A ^a   Nakashimada, Y ^a   Kakizono, T ^a   Nishio, N ^a  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROGEN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIOREACTOR; CELL DENSITY; CONTINUOUS CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROBACTER AEROGENES; EVOLUTION; FLOCCULATION; IMMOBILIZED CELL; NONHUMAN; PRODUCTIVITY;

ENTEROBACTER AEROGENES;

EID: 0031917522     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002530051197     Document Type: Article

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