Hg2+ removal by genetically engineered Escherichia coli in a hollow fiber bioreactor

Biotechnology Progress

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 667-671

  Chen, S ^a   Kim, E ^a   Shuler, M L ^a   Wilson, D B ^a  

^a School of Operations Research and Industrial Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOREACTOR; BIOREMEDIATION;

BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; BIOREACTORS; BIOREMEDIATION; CELLS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EXTRAPOLATION; ISOTHERMS; MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MERCURY (METAL); OPTIMIZATION; REACTION KINETICS;

BIOACCUMULATION; HOLLOW FIBER BIOREACTORS; MICHAELIS-MENTEN KINETICS;

CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT);

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

MERCURY; METALLOTHIONEIN;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOREACTOR; BIOTECHNOLOGY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GENETICS; ION TRANSPORT; METABOLISM; POLLUTANT;

BIOREACTORS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETIC ENGINEERING; ION TRANSPORT; MERCURY; METALLOTHIONEIN; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 0032148364     PISSN: 87567938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/bp980072i     Document Type: Article

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