Continuous Treatment of Gas-Phase Trichloroethylene by Burkholderia cepacia G4 in a Two-Stage Continuous Stirred Tank Reactor/Trickling Biofilter System

Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering

Volumn 96, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 572-574

  Lee, Eun Yeol ^a  

^a Kyungsung University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Burkholderia cepacia; Elimination capacity; Trichloroethylene; Trickling biofilter

Indexed keywords

BIOFILTERS; ETHYLENE; MICROORGANISMS; TANKS (CONTAINERS);

INLET LOADING; STIRRED TANK REACTORS;

BIOREACTORS;

TRICHLOROETHYLENE;

ARTICLE; BIOFILTER; BURKHOLDERIA CEPACIA; CONTINUOUS STIRRED TANK REACTOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; GAS; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; NONHUMAN; TRICKLING FILTER; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

BURKHOLDERIA; BURKHOLDERIA CEPACIA; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0345864025     PISSN: 13891723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1263/jbb.96.572     Document Type: Article

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