Bacteria immobilization

Kariminaai-Hamedaani HR, Kanda K, Kato F (2003) Wastewater trewatment with bacteria immobilized onto a ceramic carrier in an aerated system. J Biosci Bioengin 2 128-132... 

A. A. Tsygankov (2001) Hydrogen photoproduction by purple bacteria immobilized vs suspension culture. In Biohydrogen II. J. Miyake, T Matsunaga, A. San Pietro eds. Pergamon, Amsterdam 229-243... 

A. A. Tsygankov, Y. Hirata, M. Miyake, Y. Asada, J. Myake (1994) Photobioreactor with photosynthetic bacteria immobilized on porous glass for hydrogen photoproduction. J. Ferm. Bioengineering, 77 575-578. 

Hydrogen Photoproduction by Purple Bacteria Immobilized l>s. Suspension Cultures... 

Maximum volumetric rates of H2 production by purple bacteria immobilized on porous glass were much higher in comparison with suspension cultures of purple bacteria (Table 3, compare with Table 1). However, the highest rate calculated per unit of surface was lower than the 7900 ml h 1 m 2 recorded for suspension culture (Miyake, Kawamura, 1987) due to very high surface-to-volume ratio (2000 m2-m 3). 

MAXIMUM VOLUMETRIC RATES OF H2 PRODUCTION BY PURPLE BACTERIA IMMOBILIZED ON POROUS MATRIX... 

Removal of acid dyes in a stirred tank reactor by free bacterial (P. putida) cells and bacteria immobilized on GAC F400 at 298 K, adapted from [112]... 

Another process earned out by means of BAC is biological nitrification. It is a two-step process involving a sequential oxidation of ammonia into nitrite and nitrite into nitrate by Nitrosomonas and Nitrobacter bacteria, respectively [128]. Ammonia contained in water is nitrified by bacteria immobilized on the external surface of activated carbon [129] according to following equations ... 

Immobilized Lactobacillus arabinosus strain ATCC 8014 was used for analysis of nicotinic acid (31). The vitamin assay was performed with a pH-electrode and bacteria immobilized in agar. 

To study the stability of the immobilized bacteria, the electrode was stored in 0.1 M phosphate buffer (pH 7.0) at 5 C. Glucose was determined at 10-day intervals with this stored electrode. The current obtained from each experiment was constant for 30 days. The bacteria immobilized in collagen membrane are therefore active for a month. 

An optical toxicity biosensor device can utilize light-emitting bacteria immobilized directly onto a surface or incorporated in a polymer that is directly deposited onto glass or other surfaces. Toxicants added onto the immobilized bacteria cause an increase or a decrease in light output that is measured by a sensitive photo diode situated below the immobilized bacterial film. 

Chung, T. S., Loh, K. C. and Goh, S. K. 1998. Development of cellulose acetate membranes for bacteria immobilization to remove phenol. Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 68,1677-1688. 

Diels, L., van Roy, S., Somers, K., Willems, I., Doyen, W, Mergeay, M., Springael, D. and Leysen, R. 1995. The use of bacteria immobilized in tubular membrane reactors for heavy metal recovery and degradation of chlorinated aromatics. Journal of Membrane Science, 100,249-258. 

Power M, Hosticka B, Black E, Daiteh C, Norris P (2001) ACTOgels as biosensms viral particle detection by bacteria immobilized rm large pore aerogeL J Nrm-Cryst Solids 285 303 308... 

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