Growth of chlorinated solvent-degrading consortia in fed-batch bioreactors and development of a double-substrate high-performing microbial inoculum

Engineering in Life Sciences

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 217-228

  Gualandi, G ^a   Frascari, Dario ^a   Pinelli, D ^a   Nocentini, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Bioreactors; Chlorinated hydrocarbons; Microorganisms

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; CHLORIDE MINERALS; HYDROCARBONS; METHANE; MICROORGANISMS; PROPANE; SOLVENTS;

CHLORINATED ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBONS; CHLORINATED SOLVENT-DEGRADING CONSORTIA; FED-BATCH BIOREACTORS;

BIOREACTORS;

1,1,2 TRICHLOROETHANE; 1,2 DICHLOROETHYLENE; CHLORIDE; CHLORINATED HYDROCARBON; METHANE; PROPANE; SOLVENT; TETRACHLOROETHANE; TRICHLOROETHYLENE; VINYL CHLORIDE;

BIODEGRADATION; BIOREACTORS; CHLORIDE MINERALS; HYDROCARBONS; METHANE; MICROORGANISMS; PROPANE; SOLVENTS;

BIODEGRADATION; BIOREACTOR; CHLORINATED HYDROCARBON; MICROORGANISM; SOLVENT;

AEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOMASS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; FED BATCH REACTOR; INOCULATION; MICROBIAL GROWTH; MICROCOSM; NONHUMAN; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER CONTAMINATION;

EID: 34250855163     PISSN: 16180240     EISSN: 16182863     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/elsc.200620189     Document Type: Article

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