Bioregeneration of powdered activated carbon (PAC) loaded with aromatic compound

Water Research

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 875-882

  De Jonge, Robert J ^a,b   Breure, Anton M ^a   Van Andel, Johan G ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

^b Norit NV   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

2 methylphenol; 3 chlorobenzoic acid; Activated carbon; Activated sludge; Adsorption; Bioavailability; Biodegradation; CO2 production; Desorption; o cresol; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; ADSORPTION; AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; BIODEGRADATION; CARBON DIOXIDE; MICROORGANISMS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

BIOAVAILABILITY; BIOREGENERATION; POWDERED ACTIVATED CARBON;

ACTIVATED CARBON;

ACTIVATED CARBON; AROMATIC COMPOUND; CARBON DIOXIDE; CHLOROBENZOIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CRESOL;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; BIOAVAILABILITY; BIODEGRADATION; BIOTRANSFORMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030130861     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0043-1354(95)00247-2     Document Type: Article

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