Effect of ethanol on BTEX biodegradation kinetics: Aerobic continuous culture experiments

Water Research

Volumn 36, Issue 15, 2002, Pages 3739-3746

  Lovanh, Nanh ^a   Hunt, Craig S ^a   Alvarez, Pedro J J ^a  

^a IA United States   (United States)

Author keywords

Benzene; Chemostats; Degradation; Ethanol; Kinetics; Substrate interactions; Toluene

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; BENZENE; BIODEGRADATION; CRUDE PETROLEUM; GASOHOL; TOLUENE; XYLENE;

NATURAL ATTENUATIONS;

ETHANOL;

ALCOHOL; BENZENE; ETHYLBENZENE; OXYGEN; TOLUENE; XYLENE;

AEROBIC PROCESS; BIODEGRADATION; ETHANOL;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOMASS; CELL GROWTH; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMOSTAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DILUTION; EXPERIMENT; KINETICS; METABOLISM; MICROBIAL GROWTH; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON;

EID: 0036742483     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(02)00090-8     Document Type: Article

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