Two-phase partitioning bioreactors for treatment of volatile organic compounds

Biotechnology Advances

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 410-422

  Muñoz, Raul ^a   Villaverde, Santiago ^a   Guieysse, Benoit ^b   Revah, Sergio ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALLADOLID   (Spain)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^c DEPARTAMENTO DE PROCESOS Y TECNOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

biological gas treatment; Biphasic bioreactor; Two phase partitioning bioreactors

Indexed keywords

BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BIOFILTERS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); MICROORGANISMS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

BIOLOGICAL GAS TREATMENT; CONTAMINATED GAS; HYDROPHOBIC SUBSTRATES; TWO-PHASE PARTITIONING BIOREACTORS (TPPBS);

BIOREACTORS;

ORGANIC COMPOUND;

BIODEGRADATION; BIOGAS; BIOREACTOR; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NONAQUEOUS PHASE LIQUID; PARTITIONING; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

BIOREACTOR; BIOREMEDIATION; CHEMISTRY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; PHASE TRANSITION; REVIEW; VOLATILIZATION;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOREACTORS; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; PHASE TRANSITION; VOLATILIZATION;

EID: 34249307829     PISSN: 07349750     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2007.03.005     Document Type: Review

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