Treatment of simulated wastewater containing toxic amides by immobilized Rhodococcus rhodochrous NHB-2 using a highly compact 5-stage plug flow reactor

World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 679-686

  Chand, Duni ^a,b   Kumar, Harish ^a   Sankhian, Uma Dutt ^a   Kumar, Dinesh ^a   Vitzthum, Frank ^b,c   Bhalla, Tek Chand ^a  

^a HIMACHAL PRADESH UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Amidase; Plug flow reactor; Rhodococcus rhodochrous NHB 2; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; BIOREACTORS; CELL IMMOBILIZATION; CELLS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DETOXIFICATION; ENZYMES; REACTION KINETICS; THERMAL EFFECTS; TOXIC MATERIALS;

ALIPHATIC AMIDES; FIVE-STAGE PLUG FLOW; SIMULATED WASTEWATER; TOXIC AMIDES;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

AMIDES; BIODEGRADABILITY; CELLS; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; REACTORS; TOXICITY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); RHODOCOCCUS RHODOCHROUS;

EID: 11844278551     PISSN: 09593993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11274-004-2158-8     Document Type: Article

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