Aerobic biodegradation of mononitrotoluenes in batch and continuous reactor systems

Soil and Sediment Contamination

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 261-279

  Paca, J ^a   Barta, J ^a   Bajpai, R ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^b University of Missouri   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofilm composition and surface structure; Degradation rate and efficiency; Individual and mixtures of MNT; Interactions in catabolism

Indexed keywords

BIOCATALYSTS; BIOFILMS; COMPOSITION; DEGRADATION; ISOMERS; MIXTURES; REACTION KINETICS;

AEROBIC REACTORS; BATCH SYSTEMS; MICROBIAL CULTURE; MONONITROTOLUENES;

BIODEGRADATION;

EID: 18244362801     PISSN: 10588337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15320380590928320     Document Type: Article

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