Biodegradation kinetics of benzene, methyl tert-butyl ether, and toluene as a substrate under various substrate concentrations

Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 51-57

  Lin, Chi Wen ^a   Cheng, Ya Wen ^a  

^a DA YEH UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Biodegration kinetics; Methyl tert butyl ether; Monod and Haldane equations; Nonlinear regression analysis; Substrate inhibition

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; BENZENE; ETHERS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NONLINEAR EQUATIONS; REACTION KINETICS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SUBSTRATES; TOLUENE; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

HALDANE EQUATIONS; METHYL TERT-BUTYL ETHER; MONOD'S MODEL; NONLINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SUBSTRATE INHIBITION;

BIODEGRADATION;

BENZENE; TERT BUTYL METHYL ETHER; TOLUENE;

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; BENZENE; BIODEGRADATION; ETHERS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NONLINEAR EQUATIONS; REACTION KINETICS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SUBSTRATES; TOLUENE; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGRADATION KINETICS; GROWTH RATE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; NONHUMAN; NONLINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RALSTONIA; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT;

PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS SP.; RALSTONIA SP.;

EID: 33846403745     PISSN: 02682575     EISSN: 10974660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jctb.1635     Document Type: Article

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