Benzene/toluene/p-xylene degradation. Part I. Solvent selection and toluene degradation in a two-phase partitioning bioreactor

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 354-359

  Collins, L D ^a   Daugulis, A J ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZENE; PARA XYLENE; TOLUENE;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREACTOR; FERMENTATION; NONHUMAN; PARTITION COEFFICIENT; PH; PSEUDOMONAS; SOLUBILITY; TEMPERATURE; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

BENZENE; BIOREACTORS; CARBON; FERMENTATION; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY; PSEUDOMONAS; SOLUBILITY; SOLVENTS; TEMPERATURE; TOLUENE; WATER; XYLENES;

NEGIBACTERIA; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS SP.;

EID: 0032848228     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002530051531     Document Type: Article

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