INTRODUCTION
There are two main categories of bioreactors used in bioremediation, suspended growth and fixed film. Suspended growth bioreactors consist of batch, plug flow, and completely mixed reactors. Microorganisms here are suspended in the medium in the reactor. Fixed-film bioreactors consist of fixed bed, fluidized beds, air-sparged, or rotating media reactors. Here, microorganisms grow on or within a solid medium in the reactor. This is where immobilized enzymes come in.
USE OF IMMOBILIZED ENZYMES IN HAZARDOUS WASTE TREATMENT
METABOLISM IN IMMOBILIZED ENZYMES
TYPES OF FIXED-FILM BIOREACTORS
PROPERTIES OF IMMOBILIZED BIOMASS
ADVANTAGES OF IMMOBILIZED BIOMASS REACTORS