Bioremediation of n-alkanes and the formation of biofloccules by Rhodococcus erythropolis NTU-1 under various saline conditions and sea water

Biochemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 69-75

  Liu, C W ^a   Chang, W N ^a   Liu, H S ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Aerobic digestion; Bioremediation; Biosorption; Rhodococcus erythropolis; Sea water treatment; Shake flask

Indexed keywords

AEROBIC DIGESTION; BIODEGRADATION RATES; CARBON SOURCES; CELL AGGREGATES; CELL AGGREGATIONS; HEXADECANE; MARINE ENVIRONMENTS; N-ALKANES; N-HEXADECANE; NACL CONCENTRATIONS; NB ADDITIONS; RHODOCOCCUS ERYTHROPOLIS; SALINE CONDITIONS; SEA WATER TREATMENT; SEA WATERS; SHAKE-FLASK;

BIOCHEMISTRY; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; BIOSORPTION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); DEGRADATION; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; MICROBIOLOGY; POLLUTION; SEAWATER; SODIUM CHLORIDE; WATER RECYCLING;

PARAFFINS;

ALKANE DERIVATIVE; HEXADECANE; SEA WATER;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; CELL AGGREGATION; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHODOCOCCUS ERYTHROPOLIS; SALINITY; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL;

RHODOCOCCUS ERYTHROPOLIS;

EID: 62849105564     PISSN: 1369703X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bej.2009.02.009     Document Type: Article

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