Anaerobic degradation of adsorbable organic halides (AOX) from pulp and paper industry wastewater

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 97, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1092-1104

  Savant, D V ^a   Abdul Rahman, R ^b   Ranade, D R ^a  

^a AGHARKAR RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Adsorbable organic halides; Anaerobic degradation; Organochlorine degradation; Pulp and paper industry; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BLEACHING; DEGRADATION; HALOGEN COMPOUNDS; PAPER AND PULP INDUSTRY;

ADSORBABLE ORGANIC HALIDES; ANAEROBIC BIOLOGICAL TREATMENTS; ANAEROBIC DEGRADATION; ORGANOCHLORINE DEGRADATION;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

CHLORINE DERIVATIVE; CHLOROPHENOL; LIGNIN; ORGANIC COMPOUND; ORGANOHALOGEN DERIVATIVE;

ADSORPTION; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BLEACHING; DEGRADATION; HALOGEN COMPOUNDS; PAPER AND PULP INDUSTRY; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; DEGRADATION; ORGANOCHLORINE; PULP AND PAPER INDUSTRY; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

BIOACCUMULATION; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILM; BLEACHING; CARCINOGENICITY; DECHLORINATION; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; FIBER; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; MICROORGANISM; PAPER; PAPER INDUSTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULP PROCESSING; REVIEW; TECHNOLOGY; TOXICITY; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER TREATMENT;

ADSORPTION; BACTERIA, ANAEROBIC; BENZOFURANS; CHLOROBENZENES; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; PAPER; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER POLLUTION;

BLEACHING; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; HALOGEN COMPOUNDS; PAPER INDUSTRY; WASTE WATERS;

EID: 33645025408     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2004.12.013     Document Type: Review

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