The influence of high phenol concentration on microbial growth

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 36, Issue 2-3, 1997, Pages 75-79

  Yoong, E T ^a   Lant, P A ^b   Greenfield, P F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Inhibitory substrate; Maintenance coefficient; Specific growth rate; Yield

Indexed keywords

BATCH CELL CULTURE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOMASS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); COMPOSITION EFFECTS; GROWTH KINETICS; MICROORGANISMS; PHENOLS;

SPECIFIC GROWTH RATE;

BIOLOGICAL SEWAGE TREATMENT;

PHENOL;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOMASS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONFERENCE PAPER; INHIBITION KINETICS; MICROBIAL GROWTH; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0030712157     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1223(97)00372-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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