Biodegradation of tetrachloroethylene in upflow anaerobic sludge blanket reactor

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 47-54

  Prakash, S M ^a   Gupta, S K ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BOMBAY   (India)

Author keywords

Anaerobic process; Dechlorination; Granule; Reductive dehalogination; Tetrachloroethylene; UASB; Volatile organic compound (VOC)

Indexed keywords

TETRACHLOROETHYLENE; UPFLOW ANAEROBIC SLUDGE BLANKET REACTORS (UASB);

BACTERIA; BIOREACTORS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; DEHALOGENATION; SEWAGE SLUDGE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

1,2 DICHLOROETHYLENE; ETHYLENE; METHANE; TETRACHLOROETHYLENE; VINYL CHLORIDE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ANAEROBIC PROCESS; BIODEGRADATION; SLUDGE BLANKET CLARIFIER; TETRACHLOROETHYLENE; WASTEWATER;

ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECHLORINATION; DEHALOGENATION; METHANOBACTERIUM; METHANOSARCINA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTOR; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SLUDGE; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

METHANOSAETA; METHANOSARCINA;

EID: 0034160288     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-8524(99)90090-1     Document Type: Article

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