Toluene degradation in a polyurethane biofilter at high loading

Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 360-365

  Ryu, Hee Wook ^a   Kim, So Jong ^a   Cho, Kyung Suk ^b   Lee, Tae Ho ^c  

^a Soongsil University   (South Korea)

^b Ewha Womans University   (South Korea)

^c Biosaint Co   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Biofilter; Clogging; High loading; Polyurethane; Stenotrophomonas maltophilia; Toluene

Indexed keywords

POLYURETHAN; TOLUENE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILTER; BIOFILTRATION; BIOMASS PRODUCTION; BIOTECHNOLOGICAL PROCEDURES; COMPRESSION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; PRESSURE GRADIENT; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; STENOTROPHOMONAS MALTOPHILIA;

STENOTROPHOMONAS MALTOPHILIA;

EID: 47849091412     PISSN: 12268372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12257-008-0025-4     Document Type: Article

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