Mesophilic and thermophilic BTEX substrate interactions for a toluene-acclimatized biofilter

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 64, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 855-861

  Strauss, J M ^a,b   Riedel, K J ^a   Du Plessis, C A ^b  

^a NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b BHP BILLITON   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZENE; ETHYLBENZENE; META XYLENE; ORTHO XYLENE; PARA XYLENE; TOLUENE; XYLENE;

BIOREMEDIATION; DEGRADATION; FILTER; HYDROCARBON; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TOLUENE;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ARTICLE; BARK; BIOFILTER; CHEMICAL INTERACTION; COMPOST; DEGRADATION; PINE; REDUCTION; TEMPERATURE; TIME;

BACTERIA; BENZENE; BENZENE DERIVATIVES; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOREACTORS; COMPLEX MIXTURES; HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; PINUS; PLANT BARK; TEMPERATURE; TOLUENE; ULTRAFILTRATION; VOLATILIZATION; XYLENES;

EID: 3142663270     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-003-1483-4     Document Type: Article

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