Effect of oil concentration and residence time on the biodegradation of α-pinene vapours in two-liquid phase suspended-growth bioreactors

Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 157, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 554-563

  Montes, María ^a   Veiga, María C ^a   Kennes, Christian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF A CORUÑA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Pinene; Biodegradation; Continuous stirred tank bioreactor; Rhodococcus erythropolis; Silicone oil; Two phase partitioning bioreactor

Indexed keywords

AQUEOUS PHASE; CONTINUOUS STIRRED TANK BIOREACTOR; CONTINUOUS STIRRED TANK BIOREACTORS; ELIMINATION CAPACITY; LIQUID PHASE; LIQUID PHASE SYSTEMS; OIL CONCENTRATION; POLLUTANT CONCENTRATION; REMOVAL EFFICIENCIES; RESIDENCE TIME; RHODOCOCCUS ERYTHROPOLIS; SILICONE OIL; SUSPENDED-GROWTH BIOREACTOR; TWO PHASE PARTITIONING BIOREACTOR; TWO-LIQUID-PHASE SYSTEMS; WASTE AIR;

BIODEGRADATION; BIOREACTORS; EXPERIMENTS; FLOW RATE; MICROBIOLOGY; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; SILICONES; TANKS (CONTAINERS);

LIQUIDS;

PINENE; SILICONE OIL;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREACTOR; FLOW RATE; GAS FLOW; POLLUTANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHODOCOCCUS ERYTHROPOLIS; WASTE GAS MANAGEMENT;

BATCH CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOMASS; BIOREACTORS; CARBON DIOXIDE; MONOTERPENES; PHASE TRANSITION; SILICONE OILS; TIME FACTORS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; VOLATILIZATION; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID;

RHODOCOCCUS ERYTHROPOLIS;

EID: 84857445930     PISSN: 01681656     EISSN: 18734863     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2011.07.019     Document Type: Article

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