Biodegradation of gaseous styrene by Brevibacillus sp. using a novel agitating biotrickling filter

Biotechnology Letters

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1207-1212

  Hwang, Jae Woong ^a,b   Choi, Cha Yong ^b   Park, Sunghoon ^c   Lee, Eun Yeol ^d  

^a Environmental Management Corporation   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^c Pusan National University   (South Korea)

^d Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Agitating biotrickling filter; Biofilter; Brevibacillus; Styrene; Volatile organic carbon

Indexed keywords

AGITATING BIOTRICKLING FILTERS; BIOMASS ACCUMULATION; BREVIBACILLUS; REMOVAL EFFICIENCY; VOLATILE ORGANIC CARBON;

BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILTERS; BIOMASS; ORGANIC CARBON; REMOVAL; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

STYRENE;

STYRENE;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; BIOREACTOR; BIOTRANSFORMATION; BREVIBACTERIUM; FILTRATION; GAS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; TIME;

BIOMASS; BIOREACTORS; BIOTRANSFORMATION; BREVIBACTERIUM; FILTRATION; GASES; STYRENE; TIME FACTORS;

BREVIBACILLUS;

EID: 46549088900     PISSN: 01415492     EISSN: 15736776     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10529-008-9670-0     Document Type: Article

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