Kinetic analysis of simultaneous 2,4-dinitrotoluene (DNT) and 2,6-DNT biodegradation in an aerobic fluidized-bed biofilm reactor

Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 642-653

  Smets, Barth F ^a   Riefler, R Guy ^a   Lendenmann, Urs ^b,c   Spain, Jim C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofilm kinetics; Dinitrotoluene; DNT; FBBR; Parameter estimation

Indexed keywords

BIOFILMS; BIOREACTORS; CELL CULTURE; FLUIDIZED BED PROCESS; GROWTH KINETICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; TOLUENE;

AEROBIC FLUIDIZED BED BIOFILM REACTORS; BIOKINETIC PARAMETER; DINITROTOLUENE; KINETIC ANALYSIS; MINERALIZATION;

BIODEGRADATION;

TOLUENE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILM; BIOREACTOR; FLUIDIZED BED; GROWTH; KINETICS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MINERALIZATION; PERFORMANCE; WATER TREATMENT;

AEROBIOSIS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOFILMS; BIOREACTORS; DINITROBENZENES; KINETICS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MONTE CARLO METHOD; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 0033587375     PISSN: 00063592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0290(19990620)63:6<642::AID-BIT2>3.0.CO;2-B     Document Type: Article

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