Anaerobic biodegradation of diesel fuel-contaminated wastewater in a fluidized bed reactor

Bioprocess and Biosystems Engineering

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 29-37

  Cuenca, M Alvarez ^a   Vezuli, J ^a   Lohi, A ^a   Upreti, S R ^a  

^a RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anaerobic biodegradation; Anaerobic fluidized bed reactor; Diesel fuel

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; BIODEGRADATION; BIOMASS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; FLUIDIZED BED FURNACES; GROUNDWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ANAEROBIC BIODEGRADATION; ANAEROBIC FLUIDIZED BED REACTOR; SYNTHETIC WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER FLOW RATE;

DIESEL FUELS;

ACTIVATED CARBON; DIESEL FUEL; GROUND WATER;

ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ANAEROBIC FERMENTATION; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOMASS SUPPORT; CANADA; CARBON SOURCE; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); EFFLUENT; FLOW RATE; FLUIDIZED BED REACTOR; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; NUTRIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER CONTAMINATION;

ADSORPTION; BACTERIA, ANAEROBIC; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOREACTORS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; GASOLINE; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; ULTRAFILTRATION; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 33744805095     PISSN: 16157591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00449-006-0053-4     Document Type: Article

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