4-Nitrophenol biodegradation in a sequencing batch reactor operating with aerobic-anoxic cycles

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 39, Issue 13, 2005, Pages 5059-5065

  Tomei, M Concetta ^a   Annesini, M Cristina ^b  

^a WATER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; BIOREACTORS; CARBON; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; DENITRIFICATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NITROGEN REMOVAL; OXIDATION; REACTION KINETICS;

AEROBIC-ANOXIC CYCLE; BATCH REACTORS; BIOLOGICAL OXIDATION; NITROPHENOLS;

PHENOLS;

4 NITROPHENOL; NITROGEN DERIVATIVE; XENOBIOTIC AGENT;

AEROBIC PROCESS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SEQUENCING BATCH REACTOR; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

AEROBIC CAPACITY; ANOXIA; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; CARBON SOURCE; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DENITRIFICATION; EFFLUENT; FEASIBILITY STUDY; OXIDATION; SEQUENCING BATCH REACTOR; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL;

BACTERIA, AEROBIC; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOREACTORS; KINETICS; NITROPHENOLS; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; WATER PURIFICATION; XENOBIOTICS;

EID: 22044450346     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es0483140     Document Type: Article

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