Comparative study of methanol, butyrate, and hydrogen as electron donors for long-term dechlorination of tetrachloroethene in mixed anerobic cultures

Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Volumn 91, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 743-753

  Aulenta, Federico ^a   Gossett, James M ^b   Papini, Marco Petrangeli ^a   Rossetti, Simona ^c   Majone, Mauro ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b School of Operations Research and Industrial Engineering   (United States)

^c WATER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Competition; Electron donors; Ethene; Long term dechlorination; PCE

Indexed keywords

BIOREACTORS; COMPETITION; DECHLORINATION; FERMENTATION; HYDROGEN; METABOLITES;

ELECTRON DONORS; ETHENE; LONG-TERM DECHLORINATION; PCE; TETRACHLOROETHENE;

METHANOL;

BUTYRIC ACID; HYDROGEN; METHANOL; TETRACHLOROETHYLENE;

ANAEROBIC CELL CULTURE; ANAEROBIC REACTOR; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECHLORINATION; ELECTRON; FERMENTATION;

ANAEROBIOSIS; BIOREACTORS; BUTYRATES; CHLORINE; ELECTRONS; HYDROGEN; INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY; KINETICS; METHANOL; TRICHLOROETHYLENE;

EID: 24644445894     PISSN: 00063592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bit.20569     Document Type: Article

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