Influence of pH, current and copper on the biological dechlorination of 2,6-dichlorophenol in an electrochemical cell

Water Research

Volumn 33, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 1997-2010

  Skadberg, Brit ^a   Geoly Horn, Shannon L ^a   Sangamalli, Vijayakumar ^a   Flora, Joseph R V ^a  

^a University of South Carolina   (United States)

Author keywords

2,6 Dichlorophenol; Bioelectrochemical reduction; Copper; Kinetics; Reductive dechlorination

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; COPPER; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; MICROORGANISMS; PH EFFECTS; REACTION KINETICS; REDUCTION;

BIOELECTROCHEMICAL REDUCTION; DICHLOROPHENOL; REDUCTIVE DECHLORINATION;

CHLORINATION;

COPPER; HEAVY METAL; PHENOL DERIVATIVE;

BIODEGRADATION; CHLORINE COMPOUND; ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL; ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ARTICLE; BIOTECHNOLOGY; DECHLORINATION; ELECTRIC CURRENT; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; MICROORGANISM; NONHUMAN; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0032972880     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(98)00431-X     Document Type: Article

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