Mass transfer and bioremediation of naphthalene and methyl naphthalenes in baffled and bead mill bioreactors

Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 349-355

  Yu, Ruihong ^a   Nemati, Mehdi ^a   Hill, Gordon ^a   Headley, John ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Baffles; Bead mill bioreactor; Bioremediation; Enhancements.; Mass transfer; Roller bioreactor

Indexed keywords

BIOREACTORS; BIOREMEDIATION; DISSOLUTION; MASS TRANSFER; SUBSTRATES; WATER;

BAFFLES; BEAD MILL BIOREACTORS; ROLLER BIOREACTORS;

NAPHTHALENE;

BIOREACTORS; BIOREMEDIATION; DISSOLUTION; MASS TRANSFER; NAPHTHALENE; SUBSTRATES; WATER;

EID: 33750689598     PISSN: 00084034     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cjce.5450840311     Document Type: Article

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