Aerobic biodegradation of an oxygenates mixture: ETBE, MTBE and TAME in an upflow fixed-bed reactor

Water Research

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 1665-1674

  Kharoune, M ^a   Pauss, A ^a   Lebeault, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TECHNOLOGIE DE COMPIÈGNE   (France)

Author keywords

Aerobic upflow fixed bed reactor; Biodegradation; ETBE; Filamentous microorganisms; Microbial consortium; MTBE; Oxygenates; TAME

Indexed keywords

ETHER DERIVATIVE; GASOLINE; TERT AMYL METHYL ETHER; TERT BUTYL ETHYL ETHER; TERT BUTYL METHYL ETHER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BIODEGRADATION; FIXED BED; OXYGEN;

AEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOMASS; BIOREACTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOIL POLLUTION; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0035094595     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(00)00448-6     Document Type: Article

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