Biodegradation kinetics and fate modelling of pentachlorophenol in bioaugmented activated sludge reactors

Water Research

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1184-1194

  Jacobsen, Bo Neergaard ^a,c   Arvin, Erik ^b  

^a Intl Agency for 14C Determination   (Denmark)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^c NONE   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Activated sludge; Bioaugmentation; Biosupplementation; Mathematical model; Mycobacterium chlorophenolicus; PCP; Recalcitrant; Simulation; Wastewater treatment; Xenobiotics

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION; BIOMASS; BIOREACTORS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; REACTION KINETICS; SORPTION; SUBSTRATES; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

BIOAUGMENTATION; BIOSUPPLEMENTATION; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; PENTACHLOROPHENOL; RECALCITRANT; XENOBIOTICS;

PHENOLS;

PENTACHLOROPHENOL;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOMASS; BIOREACTOR; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MODEL; MYCOBACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHLOROPHENOLICUS; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM CHLOROPHENOLICUM;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BIODEGRADATION; REACTORS;

EID: 0030131494     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0043-1354(95)00259-6     Document Type: Article

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