A reactor system combining reductive dechlorination with cometabolic oxidation for complete degradation of tetrachloroentylene

Journal of Environmental Sciences

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 445-450

  Lee, Tae Ho ^a   Ike, Michihiko ^a   Fujita, Masanori ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anaerobic aerobic bioreactor; Co oxidation; Reductive dechlorination; Tetrachloroethylene

Indexed keywords

BIOREACTORS; DEGRADATION; OXIDATION; OXYGEN;

TOXIC DEGRADATION;

DECHLORINATION;

DECHLORINATION;

AEROBIOSIS; ALCALIGENES; ANAEROBIOSIS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOREACTORS; DICHLOROETHYLENES; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; SOIL POLLUTANTS; TETRACHLOROETHYLENE;

ALCALIGENES; ALCALIGENES SP.;

EID: 0036818363     PISSN: 10010742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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