Reductive decolourisation of azo dyes by mesophilic and thermophilic methanogenic consortia

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 52, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 351-356

  Cervantes, F J ^a   dos Santos, A B ^b   de Madrid, M P ^b   Stams, A J M ^b   van Lier, J B ^b  

^a INSTITUTO TECNOLÓGICO DE SONORA   (Mexico)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Azo dyes; Decolourisation; Inhibitors; Methanogenic consortium; Redox mediator

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BACTERIA; METHANE; METHANOGENS; REDOX REACTIONS; SLUDGE DIGESTION;

ACIDOGENIC BACTERIA; DECOLOURISATION; METHANOGENIC CONSORTIUM; REDOX MEDIATOR;

AZO DYES;

ACETIC ACID; AZO DYE; FORMIC ACID; GLUCOSE; HYDROGEN; METHANE; METHANOL;

ANAEROBIC PROCESS; DECOLORIZATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ARCHAEBACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BATCH PROCESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECOLORIZATION; METHANOBACTERIUM; METHANOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; REDUCTION; SLUDGE TREATMENT; THERMOPHILIC BACTERIUM;

EID: 25144492602     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2005.0538     Document Type: Article

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