Direct comparison of fluidized and packed bed bioreactors for bioremediation of an air pollutant

International Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering

Volumn 5, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Clarke, Kyla ^a   Hill, Gordon A ^a   Pugsley, Todd S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biotreatment; Elimination capacity; Fluidized bioreactor; Gas solid fluidization; Mass transfer coefficient; Waste gases

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; BIOREMEDIATION; ETHANOL; FLUIDIZED BEDS; GROWTH RATE; MASS TRANSFER; PACKED BEDS;

BIOTREATMENT; ELIMINATION CAPACITY; FLUIDIZED BIOREACTORS; GAS SOLID FLUIDIZATION; WASTE GASES;

BIOREACTORS;

EID: 34147120530     PISSN: 21945748     EISSN: 15426580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2202/1542-6580.1418     Document Type: Article

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