Enhanced microbial adaptation to p-nitrophenol using activated sludge retained in porous carrier particles and simultaneous removal of nitrite released from degradation of p-nitrophenol

Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 372-377

  Xing, Xin Hui ^a   Inoue, Tomoyuki ^a   Tanji, Yasunori ^a   Unno, Hajime ^a  

^a TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Denitrification; Microbial adaptation; Mixed culture; Nitrification; P nitrophenol degradation; Porous carrier particles; Retained microbes; Suspended microbes

Indexed keywords

4 NITROPHENOL;

ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BACTERIUM CULTURE; NITRIFICATION; NONHUMAN; SLUDGE DIGESTION;

EID: 0032899304     PISSN: 13891723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1389-1723(99)80048-6     Document Type: Article

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