Biodegradation of petroleum hydrocarbons in an immobilized cell airlift bioreactor

Water Research

Volumn 39, Issue 15, 2005, Pages 3704-3714

  Kermanshahi Pour, A ^a   Karamanev, D ^a   Margaritis, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Bioreactor; Groundwater; Immobilized soil; Petroleum contamination

Indexed keywords

BIOREACTORS; BIOREMEDIATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTAMINATION; CRUDE PETROLEUM; DIESEL FUELS; GROUNDWATER; HYDROCARBONS; MICROORGANISMS; NAPHTHALENE; SOILS; XYLENE;

AIRLIFT BIOREACTORS; IMMOBILIZED SOILS; P-XYELENE; PETROLEUM CONTAMINATION;

BIODEGRADATION;

DIESEL FUEL; NAPHTHALENE; PARA XYLENE; PETROLEUM DERIVATIVE;

AIRLIFT REACTOR; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREACTOR; HYDROCARBON;

BIODEGRADATION; BIOREACTOR; GROUNDWATER; PETROLEUM HYDROCARBON;

AIRLIFT REACTOR; ARTICLE; BATCH REACTOR; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREACTOR; BIOREMEDIATION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; SOIL POLLUTION; VOLUMETRY;

EID: 24344456651     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2005.06.022     Document Type: Article

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