Batch nitrifying cultures in presence of mixtures of benzene, toluene, and m-xylene

Environmental Technology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 355-360

  Zepeda, A ^a   Texier, A C ^a   Gomez, J ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE QUÍMICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Biotransformation; BTX compounds; Inhibition; Kinetics; Nitrification

Indexed keywords

BATCH CELL CULTURE; BENZENE; ENZYME INHIBITION; ENZYME KINETICS; NITRIFICATION; PROTEINS; TOLUENE;

BATCH CULTURE; BIOTRANSFORMATION; BTX COMPOUNDS; FASTER RATES; G PROTEIN; M-XYLENE; MIXED SOLUTION; TRANSFORMATION RATES;

XYLENE;

ACETIC ACID; AMMONIA; BENZENE; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; NITRATE; TOLUENE; XYLENE;

BENZENE; BIOCHEMISTRY; NITRIFICATION; PHASE TRANSITIONS; REACTION KINETICS; SOLUTIONS; TOLUENE; XYLENE;

ACCUMULATION; BENZENE; BIOTRANSFORMATION; KINETICS; NITRIFICATION; NITRITE; TOLUENE; XYLENE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL INTERACTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; INHIBITION KINETICS; NITRIFICATION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER POLLUTION;

EID: 34247862134     PISSN: 09593330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593332808618796     Document Type: Article

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