Biofiltration of paint solvent mixtures in two reactor types: Overloading by hydrophobic components

Journal of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 37, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1263-1270

  Paca, Jan ^a   Halecky, Martin ^a   Misiaczek, Ondrej ^a   Jones, Kim ^b   Kozliak, Evguenii ^c   Sobotka, Miroslav ^d  

^a INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY KINGSVILLE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA   (United States)

^d INSTITUTE OF MICROBIOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Biofilm; Biofilter; Organic air pollutants; Trickle bed bioreactor

Indexed keywords

2 BUTANONE; 4 METHYL 2 PENTANONE; ACETONE; AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; ESTER; KETONE; THINNER; TOLUENE; XYLENE;

BACILLUS CEREUS; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILTRATION; BIOREACTOR; CATABOLISM; COMAMONAS TESTOSTERONI; CONFERENCE PAPER; HYDROPHILICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA; SPHINGOBACTERIUM MULTIVORUM; STEADY STATE; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL;

ACETATES; ACETONE; BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOREACTORS; FILTRATION; INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY; PAINT; SOLVENTS; TOLUENE; XYLENES;

EID: 78651344429     PISSN: 13675435     EISSN: 14765535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10295-010-0801-y     Document Type: Conference Paper

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