Effects of biosurfactant and emulsification on two-liquid phase Pseudomonas oleovorans cultures and cell-free emulsions containing n-decane

Enzyme and Microbial Technology

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 487-493

  Schmid, Andrew ^a   Kollmer, Andreas ^a   Witholt, Bernard ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Alkanes; Emulsification; Interfacial area; Mass transfer limitation; Pseudomonas oleovorans; Surfactant; Two liquid phase culture

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; EMULSIFICATION; EMULSIONS; GROWTH KINETICS; MASS TRANSFER; PARAFFINS; SOLVENTS; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

BIOSURFACTANTS; DECANE;

CELL CULTURE;

ALKANE; DECANE; SURFACTANT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIOREACTOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; EMULSION; GROWTH RATE; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS OLEOVORANS; TANK;

PSEUDOMONAS OLEOVORANS;

EID: 0032079419     PISSN: 01410229     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0141-0229(97)00238-X     Document Type: Article

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