Solid-liquid two-phase partitioning bioreactors (TPPBs) operated with waste polymers. Case study: 2,4-dichlorophenol biodegradation with used automobile tires as the partitioning phase

Biotechnology Letters

Volumn 34, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 2037-2042

  Tomei, M Concetta ^a   Annesini, M Cristina ^b   Daugulis, Andrew J ^c  

^a WATER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

2,4 Dichlorophenol; Partitioning bioreactor; Renewable polymers; Used tires

Indexed keywords

2 ,4-DICHLOROPHENOL; BIODEGRADATION TEST; ENHANCED BIODEGRADATION; EQUILIBRIUM PARTITIONING; PARTITION COEFFICIENT; PARTITIONING BIOREACTORS; SOLID-LIQUID; SORPTION TESTS; TWO PHASE PARTITIONING BIOREACTOR; USED TIRES; WASTE POLYMERS; WASTE TIRES;

BIODEGRADATION; BIOREACTORS; BIOREMEDIATION; MICROBIOLOGY; SORPTION; TIRES;

POLYMERS;

2,4 DICHLOROPHENOL; 2,4-DICHLOROPHENOL; CHLOROPHENOL; POLYMER;

ABSORPTION; ARTICLE; BIOREACTOR; BIOREMEDIATION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CAR; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; FRACTIONATION; INSTRUMENTATION; KINETICS; METHODOLOGY;

ABSORPTION; AUTOMOBILES; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOREACTORS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CHEMICAL FRACTIONATION; CHLOROPHENOLS; KINETICS; MODELS, CHEMICAL; POLYMERS;

EID: 84867098810     PISSN: 01415492     EISSN: 15736776     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10529-012-1013-5     Document Type: Article

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