Long-term performance and microbial dynamics of an up-flow fixed bed reactor established for the biodegradation of fluorobenzene

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 555-562

  Carvalho, M F ^a   Ferreira Jorge, R ^a   Pacheco, C C ^b   De Marco, P ^b   Henriques, I S ^c   Correia, A ^c   Castro, P M L ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA PORTUGUESA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILMS; BIOREACTORS; ELECTROPHORESIS; ENZYME INHIBITION;

BIOLOGICAL REMOVAL EFFICIENCY; GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; MICROBIAL BIOFILM; STABLE COMMUNITY;

MICROBIOLOGY;

ACTIVATED CARBON; FLUOROBENZENE;

BENZENE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILM; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ORGANIC COMPOUND; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILM; BIOFILM REACTOR; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTINUOUS FLOW REACTOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; DRUG CONCENTRATION; EFFLUENT; FIXED BED REACTOR; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; NONHUMAN; REACTOR OPERATION; TECHNIQUE;

BIOFILMS; BIOMASS; BIOREACTORS; CHARCOAL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; FLUOROBENZENES; SOLVENTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 33745936577     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-005-0175-7     Document Type: Article

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