Biofiltration of waste gases containing both ethyl acetate and toluene using different combinations of bacterial cultures

Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 105, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 83-94

  Hwang, Sz Chwun John ^a   Lee, Chi Mei ^b   Lee, Huei Chuan ^b   Pua, Huey Fang ^b  

^a CHUNG HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Biofilters; Microbial community competition; Mixed cultures; Mixtures of volatile organic compounds (VOCs); Substrate competition inhibition

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOLOGY; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILTERS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ENZYME INHIBITION; SUBSTRATES; TOLUENE;

WASTE GASES;

BIOTECHNOLOGY;

ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; TOLUENE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BIOFILTER; BIOFILTRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGRADATION; GAS WASTE; INHIBITION KINETICS; INOCULATION; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0141540695     PISSN: 01681656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1656(03)00190-1     Document Type: Article

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