Mechanistic model for evaluating the performance of suspended growth bioreactors for the off-gas treatment of VOCs

Biochemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 395-405

  Bordel, Sergio ^a   Muñoz, Raúl ^a   Díaz, Luis F ^a   Villaverde, Santiago ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALLADOLID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Bioreactors; Gas liquid mass transfer; Modelling; Pseudomonas putida F1; Volatile organic compounds

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION; BIOMASS; TOLUENE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

GAS LIQUID MASS TRANSFER; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA F1; SUSPENDED GROWTH BIOREACTORS;

BIOREACTORS;

VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ACCURACY; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIODEGRADABILITY; BIOREACTOR; CHEMOSTAT; MICROBIAL BIOMASS; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; MOLECULAR MODEL; PARTICLE RESUSPENSION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON TRANSPORT; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA;

EID: 38849120715     PISSN: 1369703X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bej.2007.08.004     Document Type: Article

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