Decolorization and toxicity screening of selected reactive azo dyes under methanogenic conditions

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 38, Issue 4-5 -5 pt 4, 1998, Pages 225-232

  Beydilli, M I ^a   Pavlostathis, S G ^a   Tincher, W C ^b  

^a Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Azo dyes; Biotransformation; Color removal; Methanogenesis; Reactive dyes; Textiles

Indexed keywords

AZO DYES; BIOCONVERSION; COLOR REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); METHANOGENS; TOXICITY; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

DECOLORIZATION; REACTIVE AZO DYES; TEXTILE INDUSTRY WASTES;

BIOREACTORS;

AZO DYE; METHANE;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; DECOLORIZATION; METHANOGENESIS; OXIDATION REDUCTION STATE; TEXTILE INDUSTRY; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

AZO DYE; DECOLORIZING; EFFLUENT TREATMENT;

EID: 0031767204     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1223(98)00531-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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