Propylene glycol deicer biodegradation kinetics: Anaerobic complete-mix stirred tank reactors, filter and fluidized bed

Journal of Environmental Engineering

Volumn 129, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 123-129

  Zitomer, Daniel Harris ^a   Tonuk, Gulseven Ubay ^b  

^a Marquette University   (United States)

^b GAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Aircraft; Biodegration; Fluidized beds; Ice control; Kinetics

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; BIOMASS; FLUIDIZED BEDS; GLYCOLS; REACTION KINETICS;

AIRCRAFT DEICING FLUIDS (ADF);

BIODEGRADATION;

AIRCRAFT; BIODEGRADATION; FLUIDIZED BED; KINETICS; PROPYLENE; STIRRED TANK; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

GADUS MORHUA;

EID: 0037328254     PISSN: 07339372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9372(2003)129:2(123)     Document Type: Article

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