Use of anaerobic hybrid reactors for treatment of synthetic pharmaceutical wastewaters containing organic solvents

Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 251-264

  Henry, Michael P ^a   Donlon, Brian A ^a   Lens, Piet N ^a   Colleran, Emer M ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Anaerobic digestion; Anhybrid reactors; Biodegradation; Granular structure; Organic solvents; Population composition; Trace elements

Indexed keywords

2 PROPANOL; ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; ISOBUTANOL; ORGANIC SOLVENT; TERT BUTYL ALCOHOL; TRACE ELEMENT;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOMASS; BIOREACTOR; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; DRUG INDUSTRY; METHANOGENESIS; PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; SLUDGE; TOXICITY; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EFFLUENT TREATMENT; REACTORS; SOLVENTS;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION; BIOMASS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); COMPOSITION; DRUG PRODUCTS; EFFICIENCY; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; PERFORMANCE; TRACE ELEMENTS;

ANAEROBIC HYBRID REACTORS; BUTANOL; ETHYL ACETATE; ISOBUTANOL; ISOPROPANOL; MATRIX ASSOCIATED BIOMASS; POPULATION COMPOSITION; REMOVAL EFFICIENCY; SYNTHETIC PHARMACEUTICAL WASTEWATERS;

BIOREACTORS;

EID: 0029663530     PISSN: 02682575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4660(199607)66:3<251::AID-JCTB496>3.0.CO;2-S     Document Type: Article

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