Degradation of phenol in an upflow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB) reactor at ambient temperature

Journal of Environmental Sciences

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 525-528

  Ke, Shui Zhou ^a   Shi, Zhou ^a   Zhang, Tong ^b   Fang, Herbert H P ^b  

^a HUNAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Ambient temperature; Anaerobic degradation; DNA; Phenol; UASB; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CLONING; DNA; FATTY ACIDS; MICROORGANISMS; SEWAGE SLUDGE; WASTEWATER;

HYDRAULIC RETENTION TIME (HRT); ORGANIC SUBSTRATE; UPFLOW ANAEROBIC SLUDGE BLANKET (UASB); VOLATILE FATTY ACIDS (VFA);

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING;

DISINFECTANT AGENT; PHENOL;

ANAEROBIC PROCESS; PHENOL; REACTOR; SLUDGE BLANKET CLARIFIER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; BIOREACTOR; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SEWAGE; TEMPERATURE; WATER FLOW;

BACTERIA, ANAEROBIC; BIOMASS; BIOREACTORS; DISINFECTANTS; PHENOL; TEMPERATURE; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER MOVEMENTS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLOSTRIDIUM; DESULFOTOMACULUM; EPSILONPROTEOBACTERIA; GADUS MORHUA; PROTEOBACTERIA; SYNTROPHUS;

EID: 2442488643     PISSN: 10010742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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