Recent advances in two-phase partitioning bioreactors for the treatment of volatile organic compounds

Biotechnology Advances

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1707-1720

  Muñoz, Raúl ^a   Daugulis, Andrew J ^b   Hernández, María ^a   Quijano, Guillermo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALLADOLID   (Spain)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biological gas treatment; Bioreactor configuration; Mass transfer; Microbiology; Two phase partitioning bioreactor; Volatile organic compounds

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION PROCESS; BIOLOGICAL PROCESS; BIOLOGICAL TECHNOLOGY; COST-EFFECTIVE TECHNOLOGY; GAS TREATMENT; HYDROPHOBIC VOCS; INTENSIVE RESEARCH; LOADING RATE; LOW CONCENTRATIONS; LOW MASS; MASS TRANSFER PHENOMENA; MICROBIAL INHIBITION; MULTI PHASE SYSTEMS; NON-AQUEOUS; OFF-GAS TREATMENT; REACTOR DESIGNS; RESEARCH ISSUES; STATE-OF-THE-ART REVIEWS; TECHNOLOGY PLATFORMS; TWO PHASE PARTITIONING BIOREACTOR; UPTAKE MECHANISM;

BIODEGRADATION; BIOGAS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; INNOVATION; LOADING; MASS TRANSFER; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROORGANISMS; RESEARCH; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

BIOREACTORS;

VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREACTOR; BIOTECHNOLOGY; INHIBITION; MASS TRANSFER; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; POLLUTION CONTROL; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

BIOREACTOR; BIOTECHNOLOGY; GAS; INSTRUMENTATION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHODOLOGY; PHASE TRANSITION; REVIEW; THEORETICAL MODEL;

BIOREACTORS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; GASES; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PHASE TRANSITION; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84867725857     PISSN: 07349750     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2012.08.009     Document Type: Review

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