Kinetics of biodegradation of p-xylene and naphthalene and oxygen transfer in a novel airlift immobilized bioreactor

Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 232-243

  Jajuee, Babak ^a   Margaritis, Argyrios ^a,b   Karamanev, Dimitre ^a   Bergougnou, Maurice A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b Imperial Oil Ltd Resources Limited   (Canada)

Author keywords

Airlift bioreactor; Biodegradation; Immobilized bioreactor; Naphthalene; Oxygen transfer; p xylene

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; MICROORGANISMS; NAPHTHALENE; OXYGEN; XYLENE;

AIRLIFT BIOREACTORS; IMMOBILIZED BIOREACTORS; OXYGEN TRANSFER; P-XYLENE;

BIOREACTORS;

NAPHTHALENE; PARA XYLENE;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREACTOR DESIGN; CHRYSEOBACTERIUM INDOLOGENES; DELFTIA ACIDOVORANS; IMMOBILIZATION; KINETICS; MICROORGANISM DETECTION; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; OXYGEN TRANSPORT;

EID: 33846911985     PISSN: 00063592     EISSN: 10970290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bit.21106     Document Type: Article

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