The effect of the particulate phase on coal biosolubilisation mediated by Trichoderma atroviride in a slurry bioreactor

Fuel Processing Technology

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 123-130

  Oboirien, B O ^a   Burton, S G ^a   Cowan, D ^a,b   Harrison, S T L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Coal biosolubilisation; Coal loading; Low rank coal; Particle size fraction; Trichoderma atroviride (ES 11)

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIOREACTORS; CALORIFIC VALUE; CELL CULTURE; FUNGI; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS;

COAL BIOSOLUBILISATION PROCESSES; COAL LOADING; SLURRY BIOREACTORS; TRICHODERMA ATROVIRIDE;

COAL;

EID: 38349087020     PISSN: 03783820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuproc.2007.06.019     Document Type: Article

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