Biodegradation of p-Nitrophenol in anaerobic fixed film fixed bed reactor

Indian Journal of Environmental Health

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 8-11

  Swaminathan, K ^a   Subrahmanyam, P V R ^b  

^a NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Anaerobic fixed film fixed bed reactor; Biotransformation; co substrate; P nitrophenol

Indexed keywords

4 NITROPHENOL; 4-NITROPHENOL; NITROPHENOL;

ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BIOREACTOR; BIOREMEDIATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMAN; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; SEWAGE; WATER POLLUTANT;

BACTERIA, ANAEROBIC; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOREACTORS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; NITROPHENOLS; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 0043239020     PISSN: 0367827X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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