Analysis of petroleum biodesulfurization in an airlift bioreactor using response surface methodology

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 102, Issue 22, 2011, Pages 10585-10591

  Irani, Zahra Azimzadeh ^a,b   Mehrnia, Mohammad Reza ^a   Yazdian, Fatemeh ^a   Soheily, Majid ^b   Mohebali, Ghasemali ^b   Rasekh, Behnam ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

^b RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF PETROLEUM INDUSTRY RIPI   (Iran)

Author keywords

Airlift bioreactor; Gordonia alkanivorans RIPI90A; Petroleum biodesulfurization; Response Surface Methodology; Volumetric gas liquid mass transfer coefficient

Indexed keywords

AIR-LIFT BIOREACTORS; BIODESULFURIZATION; GAS-LIQUID MASS-TRANSFER COEFFICIENT; GORDONIA; OIL/WATER; OPTIMIZED CONDITIONS; PHASE RATIOS; REMOVAL OF SULFUR; RESPONSE SURFACE METHODOLOGY; SULFUR CONCENTRATIONS; SULFUR REDUCTION; SUPERFICIAL GAS VELOCITIES; VOLUMETRIC GAS LIQUID MASS TRANSFER COEFFICIENT; WORKING VOLUME;

BIOCONVERSION; BOTTLES; LIQUIDS; MASS TRANSFER; OPTIMIZATION; SULFUR; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

BIOREACTORS;

DIESEL FUEL; OIL; PETROLEUM; SULFUR; WATER;

BACTERIUM; BIOREACTOR; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DIESEL; MASS TRANSFER; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; PREDICTION; REACTION KINETICS; REDUCTION; SULFUR;

AIRLIFT BIOREACTOR; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BIODESULFURIZATION; BIOREACTOR; DIESEL ENGINE; GAS; GAS VELOCITY; GORDONIA; GORDONIA ALKANIVORANS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REDUCTION KINETICS; RESPONSE SURFACE METHOD; SULFATION AND DESULFURIZATION; VELOCITY; VOLUMTERIC GAS LIQUID MASS TRANSFER;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOMASS; BIOREACTORS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CULTURE MEDIA; GASOLINE; GORDONIA BACTERIUM; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PETROLEUM; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SULFUR;

GORDONIA ALKANIVORANS;

EID: 80054841705     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2011.08.120     Document Type: Article

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