@incollection{fdi:010014123,
  title = {{A}cetamide degradation by a continuous-fed batch culture of {B}acillus sphaericus},
  author = {{R}amirez, {F}. and {M}onroy, {O}. and {F}avela, {E}. and {G}uyot, {J}ean-{P}ierre and {C}ruz, {F}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}he methanogenesis of acetamide occurs through a two-step reaction in methanogenic sludges. {F}irst, acetamide is hydrolyzed to acetate and ammonia by a strict aerobic bacterium (#{B}acillus sphaericus$), then acetate is used by #{B}acillus$ as carbon source or converted to methane by methanogens. {I}n this work, the kinetics of acetamide degradation by #{B}. sphaericus$ was studied in a continuous reactor with biomass accumulation, fed with acetamide. {T}he oxygen supplied was dissolved in the feed (6.4 mg/{L}) to resemble conditions in an anaerobic wastewater treatment reactor. {A} reaction in series model (acetamide -> acetate -> biomass) was used to find the kinetic parameters. {R}esults show that #{B}. sphaericus$ can hydrolyze acetamide in a second-order reaction with {K}1 = 1.1 {L}/g/d, implying that the amount of biomass determines the rate and that no reaction will take place at specific loading rates greater than 35 g{A}m/g{X}/d. ({R}{\'e}sum{\'e} d'auteur)},
  keywords = {{FERMENTATION} ; {ANAEROBIOSE} ; {METHANOGENESE} ; {BACTERIE} ; {MILIEU} {DE} {CULTURE} ; {HYDROLYSE} ; {BIOMASSE} ; {ACETAMIDE}},
  booktitle = {{B}iotechnology for fuels and chemicals},
  volume = {70-72},
  numero = {},
  pages = {215--223},
  address = {},
  series = {},
  year = {1998},
  ISSN = {0273-2289},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010014123},
}