Influence of hydrogen on the reductive dechlorination of tetrachloroethene (PCE) to ethene in a methanogenic biofilm reactor: Role of mass transport phenomena

Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology

Volumn 81, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1520-1529

  Aulenta, Federico ^a   Di Tomassi, Claudio ^a   Cupo, Cinzia ^b   Papini, Marco Petrangeli ^a   Majone, Mauro ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b WATER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Dechlorination; Dehalococcoides; Kinetics; Mass transport; PCE

Indexed keywords

BIOFILMS; BIOREACTORS; BIOREMEDIATION; HYDROGEN; MASS TRANSFER; METHANOGENS; REACTION KINETICS;

DEHALOCOCCOIDES; METHANOGENIC BIOFILM REACTOR; REDUCTIVE DECHLORINATION; TETRACHLOROETHENE;

DECHLORINATION;

ETHYLENE; HYDROGEN; METHANE; TETRACHLOROETHYLENE; VINYL CHLORIDE;

BIOFILMS; BIOREACTORS; BIOREMEDIATION; DECHLORINATION; HYDROGEN; MASS TRANSFER; METHANOGENS; REACTION KINETICS;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BIOFILM REACTOR; BIOREMEDIATION; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECHLORINATION; DIFFUSION; METHANOGENESIS; MICHAELIS MENTEN KINETICS; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; PREDICTION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

DEHALOCOCCOIDES;

EID: 33747517897     PISSN: 02682575     EISSN: 10974660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jctb.1562     Document Type: Article

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