Continuous operation of foamed emulsion bioreactors treating toluene vapors

Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 364-371

  Kan, Eunsung ^a   Deshusses, Marc A ^a  

^a University of California Riverside   (United States)

Author keywords

Air pollution control; Biodegradation; Biofilter; Biologically activated foam; Toluene; VOC control

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILMS; CELL CULTURE; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); IMPURITIES; SOLUTIONS; TOLUENE; VAPORS;

BIOLOGICALLY ACTIVATED FOAM; VOC CONTROL;

BIOREACTORS;

NITROGEN; POTASSIUM NITRATE; TOLUENE;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; BIOFILTER; BIOREACTOR; CELL ACTIVITY; CELL CULTURE; CELL GROWTH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EMULSION; FEEDING; FOAMING; GAS; KINETICS; LIQUID; NUTRIENT SOLUTION; POLLUTION; REACTION TIME; REDUCTION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VAPOR;

AIR POLLUTANTS; BACTERIA; BIOREACTORS; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; EMULSIONS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; GASES; TOLUENE; ULTRAFILTRATION;

EID: 27744467104     PISSN: 00063592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bit.20619     Document Type: Article

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