Anaerobic dechlorination of trichloroethylene (TCE) to ethylene using complex organic materials

Water Research

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1445-1454

  Wu, Wei Min ^a   Nye, Jeffery ^a   Jain, Mahendra K ^a   Hickey, Robert F ^a  

^a MICHIGAN BIOTECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anaerobic; Dechlorination; Groundwater; Ligno cellulosics; Methanogenic; Perchloroethylene; Soil; Trichloroethylene

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; CELLULOSE; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; ELECTRONS; ETHYLENE; GROUNDWATER; LIGNIN; METHANOGENS; MOLASSES; SOILS; SUBSTRATES;

ANAEROBIC DECHLORINATION; METHANOGENIC; PERCHLOROETHYLENE; TRICHLOROETHYLENE;

CHLORINATION;

CELLULOSE; ETHYLENE; METHANE; MOLASSES; ORGANIC MATTER; TETRACHLOROETHYLENE; TRICHLOROETHYLENE;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECHLORINATION; METHANOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCTIVITY;

ARUNDINARIA; GADUS MORHUA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0345019886     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(97)00356-4     Document Type: Article

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