Nonionic surfactant Brij35 effects on toluene biodegradation in a composite bead biofilter

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 8, Issue 20, 2009, Pages 5406-5414

  Chan, Wu Chung ^a   You, Hui Zheng ^a  

^a CHUNG HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Composite bead biofilter; Nonionic surfactant; Toluene

Indexed keywords

NONIONIC SURFACTANT; POLIDOCANOL; TOLUENE; WATER;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILTER; CHEMICAL REACTION; COMPOSITE MATERIAL; DIFFUSION; MICELLE; MICROBIAL GROWTH; MICROORGANISM;

EID: 73349143626     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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