Two-stage methanotrophic bioreactor for the treatment of chlorinated organic wastewater

Water Research

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 2026-2036

  Chang, Hsiao Lung ^a   Alvarez Cohen, Lisa ^a  

^a Berkeley   (United States)

Author keywords

Chlorinated solvents; cis 1,2 dichloroethylene; Cometabolic degradation; Methanotroph; Transformation capacity; Trichloroethylene; Two stage bioreactor

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; BIOREACTORS; CELL CULTURE; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; ENZYME INHIBITION; IMPURITIES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; REACTION KINETICS;

COMETABOLIC DEGRADATION; DICHLOROETHYLENE; METHANOTROPHIC BIOREACTOR; TRICHLOROETHYLENE;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

1,2 DICHLOROETHYLENE; CHLORINATED HYDROCARBON; METHANE; ORGANIC COMPOUND; ORGANIC SOLVENT; TRICHLOROETHYLENE; UNSPECIFIC MONOOXYGENASE;

BIOREACTORS; STIRRED TANKS; WASTE WATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREACTOR; CELL GROWTH; CHLORINATION; COMPETITIVE INHIBITION; KINETICS; METHANOTROPHIC BACTERIUM; MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0031214794     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(97)00020-1     Document Type: Article

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