Effect of dispersing oil phase on the biodegradability of a solid alkane dissolved in non-biodegradable oil

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 59, Issue 4-5, 2002, Pages 574-579

  Hori, K ^a   Matsuzaki, Y ^a   Tanji, Y ^a   Unno, H ^a  

^a TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKANE; CARBON; CHEMICAL COMPOUND; DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; N HENEICOSANE; OIL; PRISTANE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BIODEGRADATION;

ACINETOBACTER; AGITATION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM; BIODEGRADATION; DEGRADATION KINETICS; DISPERSION; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; STIRRED REACTOR; VELOCITY;

ACINETOBACTER; ALKANES; BACTERIAL ADHESION; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOREACTORS; CULTURE MEDIA; EMULSIONS; KINETICS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; OCTOXYNOL; SOLUBILITY; SURFACE PROPERTIES; SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENTS; TERPENES;

ACINETOBACTER; ACINETOBACTER SP.; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0036040959     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-002-1021-9     Document Type: Article

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