Methanotrophy: From the environment to industry and back

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 160, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 391-397

  Hamer, Geoffrey ^a  

^a Biofocus Foundation   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aquatic environments; Greenhouse gases; Membrane aerated biofilm reactors (MABRs); Methane; Methanotrophic bacterial consortia; Nitrous oxide

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL FEED; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENTS; AQUATIC SYSTEM; BIOFILM REACTORS; BIOPROCESSES; DINITROGEN; DISSOLVED METHANE; EMISSION PATTERN; EMISSIONS CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL PROCESS; FOOD PROTEINS; IN-PROCESS; INFORMATION CONCERNING; MEMBRANE AERATED BIOFILM REACTORS (MABRS); MEMBRANE-AERATED BIOFILM REACTORS; METHANOTROPHIC BACTERIA; METHANOTROPHY; MICROBIAL STRAIN; NITROUS OXIDE; NITROUS OXIDE EMISSIONS; REAL ENVIRONMENTS; SINGLE CELL PROTEINS;

ANESTHETICS; ASEPTIC CONDITIONS; BACTERIOLOGY; BIOFILMS; BIOFILTERS; BIOREACTORS; DISSOLUTION; GAS EMISSIONS; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; GREENHOUSES; METHANE; NITROGEN OXIDES; PROTEINS;

BACTERIA;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 77954765908     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2010.04.008     Document Type: Review

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