Degradation of nonylphenolic surfactants in activated sludge batch tests

Water Research

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 870-876

  Langford, Katherine H ^a   Scrimshaw, Mark D ^a   Birkett, Jason W ^b   Lester, John N ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LINCOLN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Intracellular; Sludge age; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION; ENZYMES; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; SEWAGE SLUDGE; SEWAGE TREATMENT; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; LIQUOR SOLIDS; NONYLPHENOLIC POLYETHOXYLATE SURFACTANTS; SHORTER CHAIN COMPOUNDS;

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS;

ETHER DERIVATIVE; NONYLPHENOL; OXYGEN DERIVATIVE; POLYMER; SURFACTANT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; DEGRADATION; PHENOL; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BIOACCUMULATION; BIODEGRADABILITY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEGRADATION KINETICS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; LIQUID; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; PARAMETER; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION ANALYSIS; SLUDGE BLANKET REACTOR; SLUDGE TREATMENT; SOLID STATE; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 14644396220     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2004.11.033     Document Type: Article

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