Biodesulfurization of hydrodesulfurized diesel in a trickle bed reactor - Experiments and modeling

Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research

Volumn 65, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 432-436

  Mukhopadhyaya, M ^a   Chowdhury, R ^a   Bhattacharya, P ^a  

^a JADAVPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Bio desulfurization; Diesel; Intrinsic kinetic parameters; Monod model; Trickle bed reactor

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; BIOREACTORS; DESULFURIZATION; DIESEL FUELS; GROWTH KINETICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MICROORGANISMS; POROSITY; STRAIN;

DIESEL; SULFUR;

RHODOCOCCUS; RHODOCOCCUS SP.;

EID: 33646503275     PISSN: 00224456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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