Biodegradation of gas-phase styrene using the fungus Sporothrix variecibatus: Impact of pollutant load and transient operation

Chemosphere

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 221-227

  Rene, Eldon R ^a   Veiga, María C ^a   Kennes, Christian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF A CORUÑA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Fungal biofilter; Loading rate; Shock load; Sporothrix variecibatus; Styrene

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILTERS; BIOFILTRATION; FLOW OF GASES; RATE CONSTANTS; STYRENE;

EMPTY BED RESIDENCE TIME; FUNGAL BIOFILTER; INLET CONCENTRATION; LOADING RATE; MAXIMUM ELIMINATION CAPACITIES; NON-STEADY-STATE CONDITIONS; SHOCK LOAD; SPOROTHRIX VARIECIBATUS;

GASES;

CARBON DIOXIDE; STYRENE;

BEARING CAPACITY; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILTRATION; FUNGUS; GAS FLOW; GAS PHASE REACTION;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BIOCATALYST; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILTER; BIOFILTRATION; BIOMASS; DEGRADATION; FLOW RATE; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUNGUS ISOLATION; GAS WASTE; INOCULATION; NONHUMAN; PERFORMANCE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SPOROTHRIX; SPOROTHRIX VARIECIBATUS;

FUNGI; SPOROTHRIX;

EID: 77549086297     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2010.01.036     Document Type: Article

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