Microbial removal of alkanes from dilute gaseous waste streams: Mathematical modeling of advanced bioreactor systems

Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 93-98

  Barton, John W ^a   Hartz, Sarah M ^a   Klasson, K Thomas ^a   Davison, Brian H ^a  

^a OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alkanes; Biodegradation; Kinetics; Mass transfer; Trickle bed; VOC

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILMS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; BUTANE; FILTERS (FOR FLUIDS); MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; TRICKLING FILTRATION; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; WASTE TREATMENT;

BIOFILTERS; TRICKLE BED BIOREACTORS;

BIOREACTORS;

ALKANE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

GAS; REMOVAL; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILM; BIOFILTER; BIOREACTOR; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0032104317     PISSN: 02682575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4660(199806)72:2<93::AID-JCTB889>3.0.CO;2-R     Document Type: Article

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