Delivery of benzene to Alcaligenes xylosoxidans by solid polymers in a two-phase partitioning bioreactor

Biotechnology Letters

Volumn 25, Issue 14, 2003, Pages 1203-1207

  Daugulis, Andrew J ^a   Amsden, Brian G ^a   Bochanysz, Justina ^a   Kayssi, Ahmed ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Benzene; Degradation; Partitioning bioreactor; Polymers

Indexed keywords

BENZENE; POLYMER;

ALCALIGENES; ARTICLE; BIOREACTOR; BIOREMEDIATION; CHEMISTRY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; MATHEMATICS; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; POLLUTION;

ALCALIGENES; BENZENE; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOREACTORS; CHEMISTRY, PHYSICAL; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY; MATHEMATICS; POLYMERS;

ACHROMOBACTER XYLOSOXIDANS; ALCALIGENES;

EID: 0042631028     PISSN: 01415492     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1024593231015     Document Type: Article

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