Biodegration of high concentration isopropanol vapour in a biofilter inoculated with a solvent-tolerant microbial consortium

Food and Bioproducts Processing: Transactions of the Institution of of Chemical Engineers, Part C

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 129-135

  Bustard, M T ^a   Meeyoo, V ^b   Wright, P C ^a  

^a HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Biofilm; Biofiltration; Bioprocess intensification; Isopropanol (IPA); Solvent tolerant bacteria; Volatile organic compounds (VOCs)

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035358615     PISSN: 09603085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1205/096030801750286186     Document Type: Article

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