Biodegradation of tetrachloroethene by chitin fermentation products in a continuous flow column system

Journal of Environmental Engineering

Volumn 132, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 664-673

  Brennan, Rachel A ^a   Sanford, Robert A ^b   Werth, Charles J ^c  

^a The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^c University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodegration; Columns; Ground water pollution; Kinetics; PCE; TCE

Indexed keywords

CHITIN; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; DECHLORINATION; FATTY ACIDS; FERMENTATION; FREE ENERGY; GROUNDWATER FLOW; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION;

BUTYRATE; CHITIN FERMENTATION; TETRACHLOROETHENE;

BIODEGRADATION;

BIODEGRADATION; CHITIN; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; DECHLORINATION; FATTY ACIDS; FERMENTATION; FREE ENERGY; GROUNDWATER FLOW; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION;

BIODEGRADATION; CHITIN; DECHLORINATION; FERMENTATION; GROUNDWATER FLOW; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; KINETICS; TETRACHLOROETHYLENE;

EID: 33646676934     PISSN: 07339372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9372(2006)132:6(664)     Document Type: Article

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