Biodegradation of p-nitrophenol by aerobic granules in a sequencing batch reactor

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 40, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 2396-2401

  Yi, Shan ^a   Zhuang, Wei Qin ^a   Wu, Bing ^a   Tay, Stephen Tiong Lee ^a   Tay, Joo Hwa ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; BIODEGRADATION; BIOMASS; CHEMICAL REACTORS; ELECTROPHORESIS; GRANULAR MATERIALS; GRANULATION; PHENOLS; SETTLING TANKS; SEWAGE SLUDGE;

AEROBIC GRANULES; NITROPHENOL; SEQUENCING BATCH REACTORS; SETTLEABILITY;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

4 NITROPHENOL; DNA; ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; BIODEGRADATION; BIOMASS; CHEMICAL REACTORS; ELECTROPHORESIS; GRANULAR MATERIALS; GRANULATION; PHENOLS; SETTLING TANKS; SEWAGE SLUDGE; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOMASS; ELECTROKINESIS; GEL; PHENOL; WASTE TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; BATCH REACTOR; BIODEGRADATION; BIOMASS; DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; DNA EXTRACTION; EFFLUENT; NONHUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PH; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCING BATCH REACTOR; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; WASTE WATER; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

AEROBIOSIS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; NITROPHENOLS; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S;

EID: 33645771482     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es0517771     Document Type: Article

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