A two-phase partitioning airlift bioreactor for the treatment of BTEX contaminated gases

Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Volumn 103, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1077-1086

  Littlejohns, Jennifer V ^a   Daugulis, Andrew J ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Airlift; Biodegradation; BTEX; Microbial consortium; Partitioning bioreactor

Indexed keywords

AIR-LIFT BIOREACTORS; AIRLIFT; BTEX; ENERGY INPUTS; ENERGY INTENSITY; ENHANCED PERFORMANCE; FACTORIAL EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; GAS FLOWRATE; GASPHASE; INLET GAS; LOADING CONDITION; MICROBIAL CONSORTIUM; O-XYLENE; OPTIMAL OPERATING CONDITIONS; OXYGEN LIMITATION; PARTITIONING BIOREACTOR; PHASE PARTITIONING; REMOVAL EFFICIENCIES; SECOND PHASE; SILICONE OIL; SILICONE RUBBER; SINGLE PHASE; SOLID-LIQUID; SOLID-PHASE; STEADY-STATE OPERATION; STEP CHANGES; STIRRED TANK; TESTING PERFORMANCE; TRANSIENT LOADING; TWO PHASE PARTITIONING BIOREACTOR; WORKING VOLUME;

AERODYNAMICS; AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; BENZENE; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREACTORS; DEGRADATION; ELASTOMERS; ELECTRIC INSULATORS; ETHYLBENZENE; FLOW OF GASES; FLOW RATE; INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS; LIQUIDS; LOADING; MICROBIOLOGY; OXYGEN; REMOVAL; RUBBER; RUBBER TESTING; SILICONES; TANKS (CONTAINERS); TOLUENE; XYLENE;

GASES;

BENZENE; ETHYLBENZENE; ORTHO XYLENE; SILASTIC; SILICONE OIL; TOLUENE;

AIRLIFT REACTOR; ARTICLE; BIOREACTOR EQUIPMENT; FLOW RATE; GAS FLOW; NONHUMAN; SOLID;

AIR CONDITIONING; AIR POLLUTANTS; BENZENE; BENZENE DERIVATIVES; BIOREACTORS; GASES; HYDROCARBONS, CYCLIC; PSEUDOMONAS; TOLUENE; XYLENES;

EID: 68049128143     PISSN: 00063592     EISSN: 10970290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bit.22343     Document Type: Article

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