Biological fluidized bed treatment of ethylene and propylene glycols

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 38, Issue 4-5 -5 pt 4, 1998, Pages 145-153

  Shieh, Wen K ^a   Lepore, John A ^a   Zandi, Iraj ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Deicing; Fluidized bed; Glycols; Immobilized cells; Transient state

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; CELL IMMOBILIZATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ETHYLENE; EVALUATION; GLYCOLS;

AEROBIC BIOLOGICAL FLUIDIZED BEDS;

BIOLOGICAL FILTER BEDS;

ETHYLENE GLYCOL; PROPYLENE GLYCOL;

BIOMASS; CONFERENCE PAPER; FLUIDIZED BED; IMMOBILIZED CELL; REACTOR; TIME; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0031766501     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1223(98)00523-X     Document Type: Conference Paper

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