A kinetic study of chlorinated solvent cometabolic biodegradation by propane-grown Rhodococcus sp. PB1

Biochemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 139-147

  Frascari, Dario ^a   Pinelli, Davide ^a   Nocentini, Massimo ^a   Baleani, Emilia ^a   Cappelletti, Martina ^a   Fedi, Stefano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aerobic processes; Biodegradation; Chlorinated solvents; Cometabolism; Kinetic parameters; Modeling

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; DEGRADATION; HYDROCARBONS; KINETIC THEORY; MICROBIOLOGY; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PROPANE; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

AEROBIC COMETABOLISM; AEROBIC PROCESSES; BACTERIAL STRAINS; CHLORINATED ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBONS; CHLORINATED SOLVENTS; CHLOROFORM (CF); COMETABOLISM; KINETIC MODELLING; KINETIC PARAMETERS; KINETIC STUDIES; MODELING; RHODOCOCCUS; RHODOCOCCUS SP.; TETRACHLOROETHANE; TRANSFORMATION PRODUCTS; TRICHLOROETHANE; VINYL CHLORIDE;

BIODEGRADATION;

1,1,2 TRICHLOROETHANE; 1,2 DICHLOROETHYLENE; ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBON; CHLOROFORM; PROPANE; SOLVENT; TETRACHLOROETHANE; VINYL CHLORIDE;

AQUIFER; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; CHLORINATION; INHIBITION KINETICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHODOCOCCUS; RHODOCOCCUS PB1; SIMULATION; SOLVENT EXTRACTION; STRAIN IDENTIFICATION; VALIDATION PROCESS; WASTE WATER;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); RHODOCOCCUS; RHODOCOCCUS SP.;

EID: 50349092600     PISSN: 1369703X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bej.2008.06.011     Document Type: Article

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