Complete dechlorination of tetrachloroethene to ethene in presence of methanogenesis and acetogenesis by an anaerobic sediment microcosm

Biodegradation

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 411-424

  Aulenta, Federico ^a   Majone, Mauro ^a   Verbo, Paolo ^b   Tandoi, Valter ^b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b WATER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ethene; Homoacetogenesis; Reductive dechlorination; Sediment microcosm; Tetrachloroethene; Vinyl chloride

Indexed keywords

DECHLORINATION; FERMENTATION; METHANOL; SEDIMENTS;

ACETOGENESIS;

BIODEGRADATION;

ETHYLENE; HYDROGEN; METHANOL; TETRACHLOROETHYLENE;

BIODEGRADATION; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; TETRACHLOROETHYLENE;

ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; DECHLORINATION; METHANOGENESIS; MICROCOSM; REACTION ANALYSIS; REACTION TIME; REDUCTION; SEDIMENT;

ANAEROBIOSIS; BACTERIA, ANAEROBIC; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; ETHYLENES; HYDROGEN; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; KINETICS; METHANOL; TETRACHLOROETHYLENE;

EID: 0036968305     PISSN: 09239820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022868712613     Document Type: Article

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