Degradation of benzene and toluene by a fluidized bed bioreactor including microbial consortium

Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1026-1029

  Oh, Kwang Joong ^a   Kim, Young Sik ^b   Cho, Sung Ki ^c   Kim, Donguk ^c  

^a Pusan National University   (South Korea)

^b Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology (SAIT)   (South Korea)

^c Inje University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Benzene; Fluidized bed bioreactor; Microbial consortium; Removal efficiency; Toluene

Indexed keywords

EID: 21144441759     PISSN: 02561115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf02707228     Document Type: Article

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