Current and future trends for biofilm reactors for fermentation processes

Critical Reviews in Biotechnology

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 1-14

  Ercan, Duygu ^a   Demirci, Ali ^a  

^a University Park   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofilm formation; Biofilm formation factors; Biofilm reactors applications; Bioprocessing; Value added products

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; BIOREACTORS; MEMBRANE FOULING; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

BIOFILM FORMATION; BIOFILM REACTORS; BIOPROCESSING; FERMENTATION PROCESS; OPERATION STABILITY; PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; PILOT-SCALE PRODUCTION; VALUE ADDED PRODUCTS;

BIOFILMS;

AMMONIA; AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; BACTERIAL POLYSACCHARIDE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBOXYLIC ACID; CHLOROFORM; GALACTOSE; GALACTURONIC ACID; GLUCOSE; GLUCURONIC ACID; HEXACHLOROBENZENE; INDUSTRIAL EFFLUENT; MANNOSE; ORGANIC MATTER; PLASTIC; POLYMER; POLYVINYLCHLORIDE; STAINLESS STEEL; TRICHLOROETHYLENE; ZEOLITE;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; AIRLIFT REACTOR; ALCOHOL PRODUCTION; ANAMMOX BACTERIUM; AQUACULTURE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILM REACTOR; BIOMASS; BIOMASS SUPPORT; CELL DENSITY; CERAMICS; CLAY; CONTINUOUS FERMENTATION; CONTINUOUS STIRRED TANK REACTOR; COTTON; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; FERMENTATION; FLUIDIZED BED REACTOR; FOULING PREVENTION; HOLLOW FIBER REACTOR; HYDROPHOBICITY; IMMOBILIZED CELL; MEMBRANE REACTOR; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; NITRIFICATION; NONHUMAN; PACKED BED REACTOR; POROSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECYCLING; REPEATED BATCH FERMENTATION; REVIEW; RICE HUSK; SAWDUST; STIRRED REACTOR; SURFACE CHARGE; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; TEXTILE INDUSTRY; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WOOD CHIP; BIOFILM; BIOREACTOR; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING;

BIOFILMS; BIOREACTORS; FERMENTATION;

EID: 84923384738     PISSN: 07388551     EISSN: 15497801     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/07388551.2013.793170     Document Type: Review

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