Aerobic biodegradation of thiocyanate

Water Research

Volumn 31, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 2761-2770

  Hung, Chien Ho ^a   Pavlostathis, Spyros G ^a  

^a Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Activated sludge; Biodegradation; Cyanate; Nitrification; Thiocyanate

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; AMMONIA; BIOASSAY; BIODEGRADATION; CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); MICROORGANISMS; NITRIFICATION; OXIDATION; SEWAGE SLUDGE;

CYANATE; THIOCYANATE;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

AMMONIA; BICARBONATE; CYANIC ACID; NITRATE; NITRITE; SULFATE; THIOCYANATE;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; AEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOTRANSFORMATION; HYDROLYSIS; NITRIFICATION; OXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0031281307     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(97)00141-3     Document Type: Article

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