The kinetics of ferrous-iron oxidation by Leptospirillum ferriphilum in continuous culture: The effect of temperature

Biochemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 161-168

  Ojumu, Tunde V ^a   Hansford, Geoffrey S ^b   Petersen, Jochen ^b  

^a CAPE PENINSULA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Kinetics; Leptospirillum ferriphilum; Microbial ferrous iron oxidation; Temperature

Indexed keywords

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS FERROOXIDANS; AFFINITY CONSTANTS; ARRHENIUS EQUATION; BIOMASS YIELD; CARBON BIOMASS; CONTINUOUS CULTURE; CONTINUOUS MODE; DISSOLVED SALT; EFFECT OF TEMPERATURE; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FREQUENCY FACTORS; HIGHER TEMPERATURES; IRON OXIDATION; IRON OXIDATION RATE; LEPTOSPIRILLUM FERRIPHILUM; LOW TEMPERATURES; MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE; MICROBIAL FERROUS-IRON OXIDATION; MICROBIAL OXIDATION; NEAR OPTIMUM; STEADY STATE; WARM TEMPERATURES;

ACTIVATION ENERGY; BIOLEACHING; BIOMASS; CELL CULTURE; CELL MEMBRANES; CONTINUOUS CELL CULTURE; DISSOLUTION; IRON; OXIDATION; PH EFFECTS; TEMPERATURE;

THERMAL EFFECTS;

CARBON; FERROUS ION;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIOMASS; BIOREACTOR; CHEMOSTAT; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; LEPTOSPIRILLUM FERRIPHILUM; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION KINETICS; PH MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPIRILLUM; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS FERROOXIDANS; LEPTOSPIRILLUM FERRIPHILUM;

EID: 67651119873     PISSN: 1369703X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bej.2009.05.001     Document Type: Article

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