Microbiological and kinetic aspects of a biofilter for the removal of toluene from waste gases

Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 175-184

  Acuña, Maria Elena ^a   Pérez, Fermin ^a   Auria, Richard ^b   Revah, Sergio ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA METROPOLITANA   (Mexico)

^b ORSTOM   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Biofilter; Microcosms; SEM; Toluene biodegradation

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIOASSAY; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILMS; FILTRATION; ISOTHERMS; MICROBIOLOGY; REACTION KINETICS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SORPTION; TOLUENE; YEAST;

BIOFILTERS; MICROCOSM ASSAYS;

AIR FILTERS;

TOLUENE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILTER; BIOFILTRATION; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; GAS ANALYSIS; GAS WASTE; NONHUMAN; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0040318560     PISSN: 00063592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0290(19990420)63:2<175::AID-BIT6>3.0.CO;2-G     Document Type: Article

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