4-Chlorophenol degradation by a bacterial consortium: Development of a granular activated carbon biofilm reactor

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 722-729

  Caldeira, M ^a   Heald, S C ^b   Carvalho, M F ^a   Vasconcelos, I ^a   Bull, A T ^b   Castro, P M L ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA PORTUGUESA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 CHLOROPHENOL; ACTIVATED CARBON;

BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILM; BIOTECHNOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILM; BIOREACTOR; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ANAEROBIOSIS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOFILMS; BIOREACTORS; CARBON; CHLOROPHENOLS; CHROMIUM; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; NITRATES; POACEAE; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0032726013     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002530051584     Document Type: Article

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