Biodegradation of dichloromethane in a granular activated carbon fluidized-bed reactor

Water Environment Research

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 60-66

  Flanagan, William P ^a,b  

^a U S ARMY ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER   (United States)

^b GE GLOBAL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Activated sludge inoculation; Biodegradation; Dichloromethane; Fluidized bed reactor; Granular activated carbon adsorption; Methylene chloride

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; ADSORPTION; BIOMASS; BIOREACTORS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; FLUIDIZED BEDS; GRANULAR MATERIALS; METHANE;

DICHLOROMETHANE; FLUIDIZED BED BIOREACTORS; METHYLENE CHLORIDE;

BIODEGRADATION;

ACTIVATED CARBON; DICHLOROMETHANE;

ACTIVATED CARBON; BIODEGRADATION; FLUIDIZED BED; WASTE DISPOSAL;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOMASS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WATER POLLUTION; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 0031890920     PISSN: 10614303     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2175/106143098X126892     Document Type: Article

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