Anaerobic degradation of ortho- and meta-nitrophenols in plug flow biofilters

Environmental Technology (United Kingdom)

Volumn 17, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 1225-1233

  Tseng, S K ^a   Hwu, C S ^b   Chang, W Z ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Aminophenol; Anaerobic plug flow biofilter; Microbial composition; Nitrophenol; Spatial distribution

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIODEGRADABILITY; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; EFFICIENCY; PHENOLS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

AMINOPHENOL; ANAEROBIC BIODEGRADABILITY; COD REMOVAL EFFICIENCY; FERMENTATIVE BACTERIA; MICROBIAL COMPOSITION; MORPHOLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS; NITROPHENOLS; PLUG FLOW;

BIOFILTERS;

NITROPHENOL;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILM; BIOFILTER; BIOREACTOR; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; METHANOBACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY; PRODUCTIVITY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

METHANOBACTERIUM;

EID: 0029796754     PISSN: 09593330     EISSN: 1479487X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593331708616492     Document Type: Article

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