Removal kinetics of acetone and MIBK from a complex industrial wastewater by an acclimatized activated sludge

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 132, Issue 2-3, 2006, Pages 253-260

  Quesnel, David ^a   Nakhla, George ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acetone; Activated sludge; Biodegradation kinetics; Extant; Industrial wastewater; Intrinsic; MIBK

Indexed keywords

ACETONE; ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; BIODEGRADATION; KETONES; REACTION KINETICS; WASTEWATER;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BIODEGRADATION KINETICS; INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER; METHYL ISOBUTYL KETONE (MIBK);

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

4 METHYL 2 PENTANONE; ACETONE;

ACETONE; ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; BIODEGRADATION; KETONES; REACTION KINETICS; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ACETONE; ACTIVATED SLUDGE; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; REMOVAL EXPERIMENT; WATER TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; BATCH PROCESS; BIODEGRADATION; BIOMASS; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER TREATMENT;

ACETONE; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; KINETICS; METHYL N-BUTYL KETONE; SEWAGE; VOLATILIZATION; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 33646482931     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2005.09.048     Document Type: Article

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