Removal of organic xenobiotics in activated sludges under aerobic conditions and anaerobic digestion of the adsorbed species

Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology

Volumn 81, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1496-1505

  Dionisi, Davide ^a   Bertin, Lorenzo ^b   Bornoroni, Lorena ^a   Capodicasa, Serena ^b   Papini, Marco Petrangeli ^a   Fava, Fabio ^b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Activated sludge; Adsorption; Anaerobic digestion; Biodegradation; Organic xenobiotics

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BENZENE; BIODEGRADATION; PHENOLS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

AEROBIC CONDITIONS; MESOPHILIC CONDITIONS; ORGANIC XENOBIOTICS; THERMOPHILIC CONDITIONS;

SLUDGE DIGESTION;

ORGANIC COMPOUND; OXYGEN; PENTACHLOROPHENOL; PHENOL; SULFONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; VOLATILE AGENT; XENOBIOTIC AGENT;

ADSORPTION; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BENZENE; BIODEGRADATION; PHENOLS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; SLUDGE DIGESTION;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ADSORPTION; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; CHLORINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISINFECTION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; SLUDGE DIGESTION; SUSPENSION; THERMODYNAMICS; YEAST;

EID: 33747454607     PISSN: 02682575     EISSN: 10974660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jctb.1561     Document Type: Article

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