Thermophilic H2 production from a cellulose-containing wastewater

Biotechnology Letters

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 365-369

  Liu, Hong ^a   Zhang, Tong ^a   Fang, Herbert H P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Cellulose; Fermentation; H2; Thermoanaerobacterium; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

THERMOANAEROBACTERIUM;

CELLULOSE; HYDROGEN;

ARTICLE; BIOREACTOR; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; CLOSTRIDIUM; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PH; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEWAGE; TEMPERATURE; WATER POLLUTANT;

BIOREACTORS; CELLULOSE; CLOSTRIDIUM; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEWAGE; TEMPERATURE; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 0037298610     PISSN: 01415492     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022341113774     Document Type: Article

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