Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology

© 2013 Society of Chemical Industry

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Early View (Online Version of Record published before inclusion in an issue)

Edited By: Jack Melling

Impact Factor: 2.168

ISI Journal Citation Reports © Ranking: 2011: 32/133 (Engineering Chemical); 47/154 (Chemistry Multidisciplinary); 76/158 (Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology)

Online ISSN: 1097-4660

Associated Title(s): Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining, Chemistry & Industry, Greenhouse Gases: Science and Technology, Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, Pest Management Science, Polymer International

  1. Research Article

    1. Process optimization for catalytic glycolysis of post-consumer PET wastes

      I. Duque-Ingunza, R. López-Fonseca, B. de Rivas and J. I. Gutiérrez-Ortiz

      Article first published online: 15 MAY 2013 | DOI: 10.1002/jctb.4101

    2. Identifying the active phase in Cs-promoted MgO nanocatalysts for triglyceride transesterification

      Julia J. Woodford, Christopher M.A. Parlett, Jean-Philippe Dacquin, Gianantonio Cibin, Andrew Dent, Janine Montero, Karen Wilson and Adam F. Lee

      Article first published online: 15 MAY 2013 | DOI: 10.1002/jctb.4098

    3. Comparative molecular characterization of aluminum hydroxy-gels derived from chloride and sulphate salts

      Karl Leetmaa, Mario A. Gomez, Levente Becze, Fuqiang Guo and George P. Demopoulos

      Article first published online: 15 MAY 2013 | DOI: 10.1002/jctb.4103

    4. Production enhancement of 5-hydroxymethyl furfural from fructose via mechanical stirring control and high-fructose solution addition

      Nan Jiang, Wei Qi, Renliang Huang, Mengfan Wang, Rongxin Su and Zhimin He

      Article first published online: 14 MAY 2013 | DOI: 10.1002/jctb.4096

  2. Research Articles

    1. Enhancement in yeast separation and recycling in continuous bio-ethanol fermentation process in Blenke cascade

      Ntihuga Jean Népomuscène, Thomas Senn, Peter Gschwind and Reinhard Kohlus

      Article first published online: 13 MAY 2013 | DOI: 10.1002/jctb.4045

  3. Research ArticleS

    1. Analysis of acetic acid, furfural and 5-hydroxymethylfurfural affecting 2, 3-butanediol production using Klebsiella oxytoca

      Jing Wu, Ke-Ke Cheng, Gen-Yu Wang, Wen-Ying Li, Jie Feng and Jian-An Zhang

      Article first published online: 10 MAY 2013 | DOI: 10.1002/jctb.4094

  4. Research Articles

    1. Xylitol fermentation using hemicellulose hydrolysate prepared by acid pre-impregnated steam explosion of corncob

      Le Wang, Xiaoguang Fan, Pingwah Tang and Qipeng Yuan

      Article first published online: 10 MAY 2013 | DOI: 10.1002/jctb.4070

    2. Nitrous oxide decomposition in a real nitric acid plant gas stream with a RhOx/Ce0.9Pr0.1O2/alumina catalyst

      Marek Inger, Marcin Wilk, Sonia Parres-Esclapez, Maria José Illán-Gómez, Concepción Salinas-Martínez de Lecea and Agustín Bueno-López

      Article first published online: 10 MAY 2013 | DOI: 10.1002/jctb.4092

    3. On the formation of bromate and chlorate ions during electrolysis with boron doped diamond anode for seawater treatment

      Annalisa Vacca, Michele Mascia, Simonetta Palmas, Laura Mais and Simone Rizzardini

      Article first published online: 10 MAY 2013 | DOI: 10.1002/jctb.4095

    4. Corrosion protection of Mg-Zn-Y-Nd alloy by flower-like nanostructured TiO2 film for vascular stent application

      Shusen Hou, Liwei Mi, Liguo Wang, Shijie Zhu, Junhua Hu, Qi Ding and Shaokang Guan

      Article first published online: 9 MAY 2013 | DOI: 10.1002/jctb.4069

    5. A strategy for efficient immobilization of laccase and horseradish peroxidase on single-walled carbon nanotubes

      Ying Li, Xirong Huang and Yinbo Qu

      Article first published online: 8 MAY 2013 | DOI: 10.1002/jctb.4091

    6. Enzymatic hydrolysis of Norway spruce and sugarcane bagasse after treatment with 1-allyl-3-methylimidazolium formate

      Venkata Prabhakar Soudham, John Gräsvik, Björn Alriksson, Jyri-Pekka Mikkola and Leif J. Jönsson

      Article first published online: 8 MAY 2013 | DOI: 10.1002/jctb.4089

    7. Preparation of 8-hydroxyquinoline-type composite chelating material HQ-PHEMA/SiO2 and its adsorption behavior for heavy metal ions

      Yanbin Li, Baojiao Gao and Xiaolin Fang

      Article first published online: 7 MAY 2013 | DOI: 10.1002/jctb.4093

    8. The recovery of polymerization grade aconitic acid from sugarcane molasses

      Akanksha Kanitkar, Giovanna Aita and Lee Madsen

      Article first published online: 7 MAY 2013 | DOI: 10.1002/jctb.4084

  5. Review

    1. The sulfur chain in biogas production from sulfate-rich liquid substrates: a review on dynamic modeling with vinasse as model substrate

      Ernesto L. Barrera, Henri Spanjers, Jo Dewulf, Osvaldo Romero and Elena Rosa

      Article first published online: 7 MAY 2013 | DOI: 10.1002/jctb.4071

  6. Research Articles

    1. Virtual bioreactor cultivation for operator training and simulation: application to ethanol and protein production

      Inga Gerlach, Volker C. Hass, Simone Brüning and Carl-Fredrik Mandenius

      Article first published online: 3 MAY 2013 | DOI: 10.1002/jctb.4079

    2. Surface-functionalized silica nanoparticles as fillers in polydimethylsiloxane membrane for the pervaporative recovery of 1-butanol from aqueous solution

      Arnel B. Beltran, Grace M. Nisola, Shin Sik Choi, Younghee Kim and Wook-Jin Chung

      Article first published online: 1 MAY 2013 | DOI: 10.1002/jctb.4090

    3. Comparative metal (Cu, Ni, Zn, total Cr, and Fe) removal from galvanic sludge by molasses hydrolysate

      Emine Elmaslar Özbaş, Cemal Emre Gökçe, Sinan Güneysu, Hüseyin Kurtuluş Özcan, Naim Sezgin, Serdar Aydin and Nilgün Balkaya

      Article first published online: 1 MAY 2013 | DOI: 10.1002/jctb.4066

    4. Hybrid vapor stripping–vapor permeation process for recovery and dehydration of 1-butanol and acetone/butanol/ethanol from dilute aqueous solutions.: Part 2. Experimental validation with simple mixtures and actual fermentation broth

      Leland M. Vane, Franklin R. Alvarez, Laura Rosenblum and Shekar Govindaswamy

      Article first published online: 30 APR 2013 | DOI: 10.1002/jctb.4086

    5. Hybrid vapor stripping–vapor permeation process for recovery and dehydration of 1-butanol and acetone/butanol/ethanol from dilute aqueous solutions. Part 1. Process Simulations

      Leland M. Vane and Franklin R. Alvarez

      Article first published online: 29 APR 2013 | DOI: 10.1002/jctb.4087

    6. Nitrite as oxidizing power for p-cresol removal using a denitrifying sludge: kinetic study

      Gehovana González-Blanco, Flor Cuervo-López, Francisco J. Cervantes, Ricardo Beristain-Cardoso and Jorge Gómez

      Article first published online: 29 APR 2013 | DOI: 10.1002/jctb.4082

    7. Purification, characterization and comparison of Penicillium purpurogenum β-glucuronidases expressed in Escherichia coli and Pichia pastoris

      Shuping Zou, Shuyuan Guo, Imdad Kaleem and Chun Li

      Article first published online: 29 APR 2013 | DOI: 10.1002/jctb.4050

    8. Separation of acetone–tetrahydrofuran azeotropic mixture by continuous extractive distillation

      Shenfeng Yuan, Wendong Yang, Hong Yin and Zhirong Chen

      Article first published online: 29 APR 2013 | DOI: 10.1002/jctb.3997

    9. Soybean peroxidase trapped in product precipitate during phenol polymerization retains activity and may be recycled

      Wei Feng, Keith E. Taylor, Nihar Biswas and Jatinder K. Bewtra

      Article first published online: 29 APR 2013 | DOI: 10.1002/jctb.4075

    10. Removal of 2,4-dichlorophenol by aluminium/O2/acid system

      Kunde Lin, Jianjun Cai, Jianqiang Sun and Xiuling Xue

      Article first published online: 26 APR 2013 | DOI: 10.1002/jctb.4083

    11. Removal of nickel from aqueous solution using cathodic deposition of nickel hydroxide at a modified electrode

      YaoXing Liu, XiaoYun Wu, DongXing Yuan and JunMei Yan

      Article first published online: 26 APR 2013 | DOI: 10.1002/jctb.4085

    12. Removal of tributyltin from shipyard process wastewater by fly ash, activated carbon and fly ash/activated carbon composite: adsorption models and kinetics

      Olushola S. Ayanda, Olalekan S. Fatoki, Folahan A. Adekola and Bhekumusa J. Ximba

      Article first published online: 26 APR 2013 | DOI: 10.1002/jctb.4088

  7. Review

    1. A review: production of activated carbon from agricultural byproducts via conventional and microwave heating

      Tamer M. Alslaibi, Ismail Abustan, Mohd Azmier Ahmad and Ahmad Abu Foul

      Article first published online: 23 APR 2013 | DOI: 10.1002/jctb.4028

  8. Research Articles

    1. Batch biosorption of radioactive thallium on solid waste of oleum rosea process

      Sinan Yapici and Hayrettin Eroglu

      Article first published online: 23 APR 2013 | DOI: 10.1002/jctb.4076

    2. A pH-responsive drug release system based on doxorubicin conjugated amphiphilic polymer coated quantum dots for tumor cell targeting and tracking

      Bohan Yang, Yapeng Li, Xiaoran Sun, Xinlei Meng, Peng Chen and Nian Liu

      Article first published online: 23 APR 2013 | DOI: 10.1002/jctb.4081

    3. Enzymatic transesterification of soybean ethanolic miscella for biodiesel production

      Naiane Sangaletti, Mara Cea, Marisa Aparecida Bismara Regitano-d'Arce, Thaís Maria Ferreira de Souza Vieira and Rodrigo Navia

      Article first published online: 19 APR 2013 | DOI: 10.1002/jctb.4080

    4. Application of response surface methodology (RSM) for optimization of Cu2+, Cd2+, Ni2+, Pb2+, Fe2+, and Zn2+ removal from aqueous solution using microwaved olive stone activated carbon

      Tamer M. Alslaibi, Ismail Abustan, Mohd Azmier Ahmad and Ahmad Abu Foul

      Article first published online: 19 APR 2013 | DOI: 10.1002/jctb.4073

    5. Novel bioreactor for resolution of (R,S)-1-phenylethanol using the functional conducting polymer and ionic liquid with excellent catalytic activity and stability

      Ming Li, Haixia Shan, Linting Zhou, Yuanyuan Yin and Zaijun Li

      Article first published online: 17 APR 2013 | DOI: 10.1002/jctb.4077

    6. Alcoholic fermentation of high-gravity corn mashes with the addition of supportive enzymes

      Ewelina Sapińska, Maria Balcerek and Katarzyna Pielech-Przybylska

      Article first published online: 17 APR 2013 | DOI: 10.1002/jctb.4078

    7. Hydrazine hydrate chemical reduction as an effective anode modification method to improve the performance of microbial fuel cells

      Tao Jin, Lei Zhou, Jianmei Luo, Jie Yang, Yingying Zhao and Minghua Zhou

      Article first published online: 17 APR 2013 | DOI: 10.1002/jctb.4074

    8. The biological treatment of high salinity synthetic oilfield produced water in a submerged membrane bioreactor using a halophilic bacterial consortium

      Elham Abdollahzadeh Sharghi, Babak Bonakdarpour, Pegah Roustazade, Mohammad A. Amoozegar and Ahamad R. Rabbani

      Article first published online: 16 APR 2013 | DOI: 10.1002/jctb.4061

    9. Biopolymer production in a fed-batch reactor using optimal feeding strategies

      Song-Yi Lai, Po-Chih Kuo, Wei Wu, Ming-Feng Jang and Yi-Shyong Chou

      Article first published online: 15 APR 2013 | DOI: 10.1002/jctb.4067

    10. Effect of sub- and super-critical CO2 pretreatment on conformation and catalytic properties evaluation of two commercial enzymes of CALB and Lipase PS

      Yun Liu, Dawei Chen and Shihui Wang

      Article first published online: 15 APR 2013 | DOI: 10.1002/jctb.4037

    11. Utilization of surface energetics approach to Understand protein interaction to ceramic hydroxyapatite

      Muhammad Aasim, Noor Shad Bibi, Rami Reddy Vennapusa and Marcelo Fernandez-Lahore

      Article first published online: 15 APR 2013 | DOI: 10.1002/jctb.4065

    12. Fabrication of AC@ZSM-5 core-shell particles and their performance in Fischer–Tropsch synthesis

      Fengqiu Chen, Weiyang Jin, Dang-guo Cheng, Xiaoli Zhan and Y.S. Lin

      Article first published online: 15 APR 2013 | DOI: 10.1002/jctb.4072

    13. Efficient production of polymalic acid from raw sweet potato hydrolysate with immobilized cells of Aureobasidium pullulansCCTCC M2012223 in aerobic fibrous bed bioreactor

      Zhanquan Zan and Xiang Zou

      Article first published online: 15 APR 2013 | DOI: 10.1002/jctb.4033

    14. Removal of iron, chromium and lead from waste water by horizontal subsurface flow constructed wetlands

      Petros Gikas, Ezio Ranieri and George Tchobanoglous

      Article first published online: 15 APR 2013 | DOI: 10.1002/jctb.4048

    15. Enzymatic activity of Cydia pomonella larvae reared on diets produced with agro-industrial hydrolyzed wastes

      Jean Robert Gnepe, Rajeshwar Dayal Tyagi, Satinder Kaur Brar, José R. Valéro and Rao Y. Surampalli

      Article first published online: 10 APR 2013 | DOI: 10.1002/jctb.4056

    16. Glycerol etherification over acid ion exchange resins: effect of catalyst concentration and reusability

      María Pilar Pico, Juana María Rosas, Sergio Rodríguez, Aurora Santos and Arturo Romero

      Article first published online: 5 APR 2013 | DOI: 10.1002/jctb.4063

    17. Palladium recovery as nanoparticles by an anaerobic bacterial community

      Mónica Martins, Ana Assunção, Hélio Martins, António Pedro Matos and Maria Clara Costa

      Article first published online: 5 APR 2013 | DOI: 10.1002/jctb.4064

    18. Biological synthesis of copper nanoparticles using Magnolia kobus leaf extract and their antibacterial activity

      Hyo-Jeoung Lee, Jae Yong Song and Beom Soo Kim

      Article first published online: 3 APR 2013 | DOI: 10.1002/jctb.4052

    19. Calibration and validation of a model describing complete autotrophic nitrogen removal in a granular SBR system

      Anna Katrine Vangsgaard, A. Gizem Mutlu, Krist V. Gernaey, Barth F. Smets and Gürkan Sin

      Article first published online: 2 APR 2013 | DOI: 10.1002/jctb.4060

    20. Methane production via anaerobic digestion of glycerol: a comparison of conventional (CSTR) and high-rate (PABR) digesters

      T. Vlassis, K. Stamatelatou, G. Antonopoulou and G. Lyberatos

      Article first published online: 2 APR 2013 | DOI: 10.1002/jctb.4059

  9. Review

    1. A brief review on hydrometallurgical technologies for recycling spent lithium-ion batteries

      Alexandre Chagnes and Beata Pospiech

      Article first published online: 1 APR 2013 | DOI: 10.1002/jctb.4053

  10. Research Articles

    1. Solvent extraction of thorium(IV) and rare earth elements with novel polyaramide extractant containing preorganized chelating groups

      Lutao He, Qian Jiang, Yiming Jia, Yuyu Fang, Shuliang Zou, Yuanyou Yang, Jiali Liao, Ning Liu, Wen Feng, Shunzhong Luo, Yanqiu Yang, Liang Yang and Lihua Yuan

      Article first published online: 1 APR 2013 | DOI: 10.1002/jctb.4055

    2. Leaching of platinum group metals (PGMs) from spent automotive catalyst using electro-generated chlorine in HCl solution

      Arun K. Upadhyay, Jae-chun Lee, Eun-young Kim, Min-seuk Kim, Byung-Su Kim and Vinay Kumar

      Article first published online: 1 APR 2013 | DOI: 10.1002/jctb.4057

    3. Extractive recovery of aqueous diamines for bio-based plastics production

      Agnieszka Krzyżaniak, Boelo Schuur and André B. de Haan

      Article first published online: 1 APR 2013 | DOI: 10.1002/jctb.4058

  11. Research Article

    1. Enantioselective liquid–liquid extraction of (D, L)-valine using metal–BINAP complex as chiral extractant

      Kewen Tang, Tao Fu and Panliang Zhang

      Article first published online: 26 MAR 2013 | DOI: 10.1002/jctb.4051

    2. Quantitative analysis of LED effects on edible mushroom Pleurotus eryngii in solid and submerged cultures

      Jiun-Yan Wu, Hua-Bing Chen, Mei-Jheng Chen, Shu-Chen Kan, Chwen-Jen Shieh and Yung-Chuan Liu

      Article first published online: 26 MAR 2013 | DOI: 10.1002/jctb.4038

  12. Research Articles

    1. Refining the glycerin phase from palm-oil biodiesel by ion-exchange with cationic resins

      Luis Javier Gallego Morales, Fernando Cardeño López and Luis Alberto Rios

      Article first published online: 22 MAR 2013 | DOI: 10.1002/jctb.4054

    2. Effect of influent C/N ratio on nitrogen removal using PHB as electron donor in a post-denitritation SBR

      Ru-long Zhu, Shu-ying Wang, Jun Li, Kai Wang, Lei Miao, Bin Ma, Ling-xiao Gong and Yong-zhen Peng

      Article first published online: 20 MAR 2013 | DOI: 10.1002/jctb.4047

    3. Numerical and experimental analyses of planar asymmetric split-and-recombine micromixer with dislocation sub-channels

      Jian Li, Guodong Xia and Yifan Li

      Article first published online: 15 MAR 2013 | DOI: 10.1002/jctb.4044

    4. Synthesis and characterization of vinyl-functionalized multiwalled carbon nanotubes based molecular imprinted polymer for the separation of chlorpyrifos from aqueous solutions

      Thayyath S. Anirudhan and Sheeba Alexander

      Article first published online: 13 MAR 2013 | DOI: 10.1002/jctb.4039

    5. Kinetic studies of ethanol fermentation using Kluyveromyces sp. IIPE453

      Sachin Kumar, Pratibha Dheeran, Surendra P. Singh, Indra M. Mishra and Dilip K. Adhikari

      Article first published online: 13 MAR 2013 | DOI: 10.1002/jctb.4042

    6. Clarification of rubber mill wastewater by a plant based biopolymer – comparison with common inorganic coagulants

      Sumona Mukherjee, Agamuthu Pariatamby, Jaya Narayan Sahu and Bhaskar Sen Gupta

      Article first published online: 8 MAR 2013 | DOI: 10.1002/jctb.4041

    7. Hydrothermal synthesis, characterization of visible-light-driven α-Bi2O3 enhanced by Pr3+ doping

      Shuxing Wu, Jianzhang Fang, Weicheng Xu and Chaoping Cen

      Article first published online: 8 MAR 2013 | DOI: 10.1002/jctb.4034

    8. Enzyme-catalysed hydrolysis of phosphatidylcholine for the production of lysophosphatidylcholine

      Ramiro Baeza-Jiménez, Leticia X. López-Martínez, Cristina Otero, In-Hwan Kim and Hugo S. García

      Article first published online: 7 MAR 2013 | DOI: 10.1002/jctb.4040

    9. Detoxification of corn stover hydrolysate using surfactant-based aqueous two phase system

      Pradip B. Dhamole, Bin Wang and Hao Feng

      Article first published online: 4 MAR 2013 | DOI: 10.1002/jctb.4032

    10. Processing fish press waters using metallic and ceramic filtration

      Raúl Pérez-Gálvez, Emilia M. Guadix, Jean-Pascal Bergé and Antonio Guadix

      Article first published online: 4 MAR 2013 | DOI: 10.1002/jctb.4043

    11. Extraction and separation of thorium and rare earths from nitrate medium with p-phosphorylated calixarene

      Youcai Lu, Yanfeng Bi, Yan Bai and Wuping Liao

      Article first published online: 25 FEB 2013 | DOI: 10.1002/jctb.4035

    12. Optimization of lipid production for algal biodiesel in nitrogen stressed cells of Dunaliella salina using FTIR analysis

      Junying Liu, Joy Mukherjee, Jeremy J. Hawkes and Stephen J. Wilkinson

      Article first published online: 25 FEB 2013 | DOI: 10.1002/jctb.4027

    13. Highly efficient and simultaneous removal of 2-mercaptobenzothiazole and 2-mercaptobenzoxazole from water samples by copper oxide nanoparticles

      Hooshang Parham and Farzaneh Khoshnam

      Article first published online: 25 FEB 2013 | DOI: 10.1002/jctb.4026

    14. Comparison of control strategies for fed-batch culture of hybridoma cells based on on-line monitoring of oxygen uptake rate, optical cell density and glucose concentration

      Antoni Casablancas, Xavier Gámez, Martí Lecina, Carles Solà, Jordi J. Cairó and Francesc Gòdia

      Article first published online: 25 FEB 2013 | DOI: 10.1002/jctb.4019

  13. Research Article

    1. Effect of co-substrate sorbitol different feeding strategies on human growth hormone production by recombinant Pichia pastoris

      Pınar Çalık, Bahar Bozkurt, Gül H. Zerze, Bahar İnankur, Eda Bayraktar, Erdem Boy, Mehmet Ali Orman, Eda Açık and Tunçer H. Özdamar

      Article first published online: 21 FEB 2013 | DOI: 10.1002/jctb.4011

  14. Research Articles

    1. ADH based NAD+ regeneration in a microreactor

      Anita Šalić, Mia Ivanković, Elvira Ferk and Bruno Zelić

      Article first published online: 19 FEB 2013 | DOI: 10.1002/jctb.4024

    2. Establishment of beet molasses as the fermentation substrate for industrial vitamin B12 production by Pseudomonas denitrificans

      Kun-tai Li, Wei-fu Peng, Jia Zhou, Sai-jin wei and Xin Cheng

      Article first published online: 19 FEB 2013 | DOI: 10.1002/jctb.4025

    3. A comparison of N-doped TiO2 photocatalysts preparation methods and studies on their catalytic activity

      Yanan Liu, Jun He, Yu Sun, Jinlong Hu, Chunyan Li, Gang Xue and Stéphanie Ognier

      Article first published online: 19 FEB 2013 | DOI: 10.1002/jctb.4029

    4. Bioremediation of nitrate-polluted groundwater in a microbial fuel cell

      Narcis Pous, Sebastià Puig, Marta Coma, Maria D. Balaguer and Jesus Colprim

      Article first published online: 19 FEB 2013 | DOI: 10.1002/jctb.4020

    5. Effects of the pre-treatment alternatives on the treatment of oil-gas field produced water by nanofiltration and reverse osmosis membranes

      Hale Ozgun, Mustafa Evren Ersahin, Selime Erdem, Burcu Atay, Borte Kose, Recep Kaya, Mahmut Altinbas, Sema Sayili, Pelin Hoshan, Doga Atay, Esra Eren, Cumali Kinaci and Ismail Koyuncu

      Article first published online: 14 FEB 2013 | DOI: 10.1002/jctb.4007

    6. Influence of pig slurry characteristics on ammonia stripping efficiencies and quality of the recovered ammonium-sulfate solution

      Michele Laureni, Jordi Palatsi, Montserrat Llovera and August Bonmatí

      Article first published online: 11 FEB 2013 | DOI: 10.1002/jctb.4016

  15. Technical Notes

    1. Hydrolysis of sugarcane bagasse using supercritical carbon dioxide to obtain fermentable sugars

      Tássio Benazzi, Selma Calgaroto, Clarissa Dalla Rosa, J. Vladimir Oliveira and Marcio A. Mazutti

      Article first published online: 11 FEB 2013 | DOI: 10.1002/jctb.4002

  16. Research Articles

    1. Dissolution behaviour of platinum by electro-generated chlorine in hydrochloric acid solution

      Min-seuk Kim, Jae-chun Lee, Sang-woon Park, Jinki Jeong and Vinay Kumar

      Article first published online: 11 FEB 2013 | DOI: 10.1002/jctb.3957

    2. Lead (II) removal from aqueous solution by chitosan flake modified with citric acid via crosslinking with glutaraldehyde

      Nguyen Van Suc and Ho Thi Yeu Ly

      Article first published online: 8 FEB 2013 | DOI: 10.1002/jctb.4013

    3. Evaluation of UV/H2O2 for the disinfection and treatment of municipal secondary effluents for water reuse

      Bruno S. Souza, Renato F. Dantas, Míriam Agulló-Barceló, Francisco Lucena, Carme Sans, Santiago Esplugas and Márcia Dezotti

      Article first published online: 8 FEB 2013 | DOI: 10.1002/jctb.4021

    4. Defluoridation from aqueous solution by chitosan modified natural zeolite

      Sha Peng, Qinghui Zeng, Yucheng Guo, Beibei Niu, Xu Zhang and Song Hong

      Article first published online: 8 FEB 2013 | DOI: 10.1002/jctb.4022

    5. Rapid start-up of a sulfidogenic biofilm reactor: overcoming low acetate consumption

      Lourdes B. Celis, Marisol Gallegos-Garcia, Guillermo Vidriales and Elías Razo-Flores

      Article first published online: 8 FEB 2013 | DOI: 10.1002/jctb.4018

    6. Enzymatic hydrolysis enhanced by pressure shockwaves opening new possibilities in Jatropha Curcas L. processing

      Josef Maroušek, Shigeru Itoh, Osamu Higa, Yoshikazu Kondo, Masami Ueno, Ryuichi Suwa, Jun Tominaga and Yoshinobu Kawamitsu

      Article first published online: 5 FEB 2013 | DOI: 10.1002/jctb.4014

    7. Quantitative structural characterization and thermal properties of birch lignins after auto-catalyzed organosolv pretreatment and enzymatic hydrolysis

      Jia-Long Wen, Bai-Liang Xue, Shao-Long Sun and Run-Cang Sun

      Article first published online: 5 FEB 2013 | DOI: 10.1002/jctb.4017

    8. Wet process phosphoric acid purification by solvent extraction using N-octanol and tributylphosphate mixtures

      Changwen Ye and Jun Li

      Article first published online: 5 FEB 2013 | DOI: 10.1002/jctb.4023

    9. A novel process for the recovery of superoxide dismutase from yeast exploiting electroextraction coupled to direct sorption

      Jesús Simental-Martínez, Rami Reddy Vennapusa, Jorge Benavides, Valentina Ganeva, Bojidar Galutzov, Marco Rito-Palomares and Marcelo Fernández-Lahore

      Article first published online: 1 FEB 2013 | DOI: 10.1002/jctb.3993

    10. Electrochemical degradation and mechanistic analysis of microcystin-LR

      Yanrong Zhang, Ying Zhang, Nan Yang, Wenjuan Liao and Sachio Yoshihara

      Article first published online: 1 FEB 2013 | DOI: 10.1002/jctb.3999

    11. Hollow-fiber membrane bioelectrochemical reactor for domestic wastewater treatment

      Zheng Ge, Qingyun Ping and Zhen He

      Article first published online: 28 JAN 2013 | DOI: 10.1002/jctb.4009

    12. Application of improved top-down approach in maximizing CHO cell mass and productivity in fed-batch culture

      Ya-Ting Sun, Liang Zhao, Xu-Ping Liu, Dong-dong Hu, Li Fan and Wen-Song Tan

      Article first published online: 28 JAN 2013 | DOI: 10.1002/jctb.3964

    13. Performance of purifying anaerobic fermentation slurry using microalgae in response to various LED light wavelengths and intensities

      Cheng Yan, Xingzhang Luo and Zheng Zheng

      Article first published online: 28 JAN 2013 | DOI: 10.1002/jctb.4010

    14. Hydrodynamics of a packed bed biofilm reactor (PBBR) for the removal of Hg2+ ion – RTD experiments with biotic and characteristically similar abiotic films and axial dispersion model

      Riju De and Ranjana Chowdhury

      Article first published online: 24 JAN 2013 | DOI: 10.1002/jctb.4008

    15. Advanced treatment of biologically pretreated coking wastewater by electrochemical oxidation using Ti/RuO2–IrO2 electrodes

      Xuwen He, Zhen Chai, Fuping Li, Chunhui Zhang, Dong Li, Jing Li and Jianlong Hu

      Article first published online: 7 JAN 2013 | DOI: 10.1002/jctb.4006

    16. Degradation of X-ray contrast media diatrizoate in different water matrices by gamma irradiation

      Inmaculada Velo Gala, Jesús J. López Peñalver, Manuel Sánchez Polo and José Rivera Utrilla

      Article first published online: 3 JAN 2013 | DOI: 10.1002/jctb.3981

    17. Biomimetic fabrication of biocompatible and biodegradable core–shell polystyrene/biosurfactant bionanocomposites for protein drug release

      Chinmay Hazra, Dhamodaran Arunbabu, Debasree Kundu, Ambalal Chaudhari and Tushar Jana

      Article first published online: 3 JAN 2013 | DOI: 10.1002/jctb.4003

    18. Extraction of Tryptophan enantiomers by aqueous two-phase systems of ethanol and (NH4)2SO4

      Xiao-qing Chen, Qiu-li Dong, Jin-gang Yu and Fei-peng Jiao

      Article first published online: 3 JAN 2013 | DOI: 10.1002/jctb.4001

    19. Enzymatic saccharification of acid–alkali pretreated sugarcane bagasse using commercial enzyme preparations

      Ellen C. Giese, Maurício Pierozzi, Kelly J. Dussán, Anuj K. Chandel and Silvio S. da Silva

      Article first published online: 24 DEC 2012 | DOI: 10.1002/jctb.3968

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