Anaerobic biodegradation of chlorinated aliphatic compounds using packed bed reactors

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 54, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 193-200

  Mijaylova Nacheva, P ^a   Canul Chuil, A ^a  

^a INSTITUTO MEXICANO DE TECNOLOGÍA DEL AGUA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Anaerobic biodegradation; Chlorinated aliphatics; Packed bed

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; BIOFILMS; BIOMASS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CHEMICAL REACTORS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PACKED BEDS; REMOVAL; VOLCANIC ROCKS;

ANAEROBIC BIODEGRADATION; CHLORINATED ALIPHATIC COMPOUNDS; GRANULAR ACTIVATED CARBON; TEZONTLE;

BIODEGRADATION;

1,1,1 TRICHLOROETHANE; 1,2 DICHLOROETHANE; ACTIVATED CARBON; ALIPHATIC COMPOUND; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; ETHYLENE; INDUSTRIAL EFFLUENT; POLYVINYLCHLORIDE; TRICHLOROETHYLENE;

ACTIVATED CARBON; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILMS; BIOMASS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CHEMICAL REACTORS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PACKED BEDS; REMOVAL; VOLCANIC ROCKS;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILM; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; EFFLUENT; SLUDGE; VOLCANIC ROCK;

ADDITION REACTION; ANAEROBIC REACTOR; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILM; BIOMASS; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CHLORINATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; EFFLUENT; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HALOGENATION; INOCULATION; MEXICO; PACKED BED REACTOR; ROCK; VOLCANO;

ANAEROBIOSIS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOREACTORS; ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION; HYDROCARBONS, CHLORINATED; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 33845336538     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2006.878     Document Type: Conference Paper

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