Modeling of ferrous iron oxidation by a Leptospirillum ferrooxidans- dominated chemostat culture

Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Volumn 99, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 378-389

  Sundkvist, Jan Eric ^a,b   Gahan, Chandra Sekhar ^b   Sandström, Åke ^b  

^a Boliden Mineral AB ^*  (Sweden)

^b LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Chemical speciation; Chemostat culture; Ferrous iron oxidation; Ionic strength; Kinetic; Leptospirillum ferrooxidans; Modeling

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CHEMICAL SPECIATION; CHEMOSTATS; IONIC STRENGTH; OXIDATION; REACTION KINETICS;

CHEMOSTAT CULTURE; FERROUS IRON OXIDATION; LEPTOSPIRILLUM FERROOXIDANS;

IRON;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIOENGINEERING; BIOMASS; CHEMOSTAT; DILUTION; IONIC STRENGTH; KINETICS; LEPTOSPIROSIS; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; THERMODYNAMICS; AEROBIC BACTERIUM; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOREACTOR; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; WATER POLLUTANT;

LEPTOSPIRILLUM FERROOXIDANS;

FRESH WATER; IRON;

BACTERIA, AEROBIC; BIOREACTORS; FRESH WATER; IRON; KINETICS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 38449089127     PISSN: 00063592     EISSN: 10970290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bit.21563     Document Type: Article

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