Activated sludge acclimatisation kinetics to non‐ionic surfactants

Environmental Technology (United Kingdom)

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 109-114

  Carvalho, G ^a   Novais, J M ^a   Pinheiro, H M ^a  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Acclimatisation dynamics; Biodegradation kinetics; Degradation capadty retention; Surfactants biotreatment; Transient state

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; CHAIN LENGTH; DEGRADATION; HYDROPHOBICITY; INDUSTRIAL WATER TREATMENT; KINETICS; METABOLITES; PHENOLS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ACCLIMATISATION; BIODEGRADATION KINETICS; BIOTREATMENTS; DEGRADATION CAPACITY; TRANSIENT STATE;

SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

ALKYL ETHOXYLATE; ALKYLPHENOL POLYOXYETHYL ETHER; NONIONIC SURFACTANT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BIODEGRADATION; SURFACTANT; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BIODEGRADATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGRADATION KINETICS; DOMESTIC WASTE; HYDROPHILICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; METABOLITE; PHASE TRANSITION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; TIME; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0037237702     PISSN: 09593330     EISSN: 1479487X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593330309385541     Document Type: Article

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