Anaerobic biodegradability of Tween surfactants used as a carbon source for the microbial reductive dechlorination of hexachlorobenzene

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 52, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 343-349

  Yeh, D H ^a   Pavlostathis, S G ^b  

^a University of South Florida   (United States)

^b Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Fermentation; Inhibition; Nonionic surfactants; Polysorbate; Reductive dechlorination

Indexed keywords

BENZENE; BIODEGRADATION; DECHLORINATION; FERMENTATION; METHANE; METHANOGENS; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

ANAEROBIC BIODEGRADATION; HEXACHLOROBENZENE; NONIONIC SURFACTANTS; POLYSORBATE; REDUCTIVE DECHLORINATION;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION;

ACETIC ACID; CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; HEXACHLOROBENZENE; METHANE; POLYSORBATE; POLYSORBATE 60; VOLATILE FATTY ACID;

ANAEROBIC PROCESS; DECHLORINATION;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADABILITY; BIODEGRADATION; CARBON SOURCE; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECHLORINATION; ESTUARY; FATTY ACID OXIDATION; HYDROLYSIS; HYDROPHILICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; METHANOBACTERIALES; METHANOGENESIS; METHANOGENIC FERMENTATION; NONHUMAN; SEDIMENT; WATER CONTAMINATION;

EID: 25144509367     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2005.0537     Document Type: Article

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