Numerical modeling of ferrous-ion oxidation rate in Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans ATCC 23270: Optimization of culture conditions through statistically designed experiments

Acta Microbiologica Polonica

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 225-235

  Abdel Fattah, Yasser R ^a   Abdel Fattah, Wael R ^a   Zamilpa, Rogelio ^a   Pierce, James R ^a  

^a Universities and Research centers District   (Egypt)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FERROUS ION; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; TRACE METAL;

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS FERROOXIDANS; ARTICLE; AUTOTROPHY; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BACTERIUM; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BATCH FERMENTATION; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FERMENTATION OPTIMIZATION; MODEL; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; PARAMETER; PH; PREDICTION; REACTION ANALYSIS;

CALCIUM COMPOUNDS; CULTURE MEDIA; FERMENTATION; FERROUS COMPOUNDS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, STATISTICAL; NITRATES; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; THIOBACILLUS; TRACE ELEMENTS;

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS; ACIDITHIOBACILLUS FERROOXIDANS ATCC 23270; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0036397766     PISSN: 01371320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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