Mesophilic and thermophilic biotreatment of BTEX-polluted air in reactors

Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Volumn 97, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1423-1438

  Mohammad, Balsam T ^a   Veiga, María C ^a   Kennes, Christian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF A CORUÑA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Alkylbenzene; Biofiltration; Fungi; Perlite; Thermophilic; Waste gases

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; BENZENE; BIOFILTERS; BIOFILTRATION; BIOREACTORS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; ISOMERS;

ALKYLBENZENE; MAXIMUM ELIMINATION CAPACITY; PERLITE; THERMOPHILICITY; WASTE GASES;

XYLENE;

ALKYLBENZENE; BENZENE; CARBON DIOXIDE; ETHYLBENZENE; TOLUENE; XYLENE;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILTER; BIOREACTOR; FUNGUS; GAS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; ISOMER; MESOPHILE; MICROBIAL BIOMASS; NONHUMAN; PHASE TRANSITION; THERMOPHILIC BACTERIUM;

AIR POLLUTANTS; BENZENE; BENZENE DERIVATIVES; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOREACTORS; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; TOLUENE; VOLATILIZATION; XYLENES;

FUNGI;

EID: 34547636551     PISSN: 00063592     EISSN: 10970290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bit.21350     Document Type: Article

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