n-propanol production during ethanol degradation using anaerobic granules

Water Research

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 1686-1694

  Wu, May M ^a,c   Hickey, Robert F ^a,b  

^a Michigan State University   (United States)

^b EFX Systems Inc   (United States)

^c ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anaerobic granule; Ethanol oxidation; n propanol

Indexed keywords

ASSAYS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON MONOXIDE; CONDENSATION REACTIONS; DEGRADATION; ETHANOL; GRANULAR MATERIALS; HYDROGEN; METHANE; OXIDATION; REDUCTION; WASTEWATER;

ACETATE; ANAEROBIC BREWERY GRANULES; FORMATE; PROPANOL; PROPIONATE; SYNTHETIC BREWERY WASTE WATER;

ALCOHOLS;

ACETIC ACID; ALCOHOL; BICARBONATE; CARBON 13; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON MONOXIDE; FORMIC ACID; HYDROGEN; METHANE; PROPANOL; PROPIONIC ACID;

ALCOHOL OXIDATION; ANAEROBIC CAPACITY; ARTICLE; ASSAY; BEER; BIOREACTOR; DEGRADATION; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLUDGE SETTLING;

EID: 0030199670     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0043-1354(96)00046-2     Document Type: Article

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