Performance of a reactor containing denitrifying immobilized biomass in removing ethanol and aromatic hydrocarbons (BTEX) in a short operating period

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 139, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 301-309

  Gusmão, Valquiria Ribeiro ^a   Chinalia, Fábio Alexandre ^a   Sakamoto, Isabel Kimiko ^a   Varesche, Maria Bernadete Amâncio ^a  

^a Sao Carlos Civil Engineering Sch   (Brazil)

Author keywords

BTEX; Denitrifying biofilm; Ethanol; HAIB reactor

Indexed keywords

BENZENE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOMASS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ETHANOL; SUBSTITUTION REACTIONS;

DENITRIFYING BIOFILMS; HAIB REACTOR;

CHEMICAL REACTORS;

ALCOHOL; AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; BENZENE; ETHYLBENZENE; HYDROCARBON; META XYLENE; NITRATE; ORGANIC MATTER; ORTHO XYLENE; PARA XYLENE; TOLUENE; XYLENE;

BENZENE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOMASS; CHEMICAL REACTORS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ETHANOL; SUBSTITUTION REACTIONS;

BIOFILM; BIOMASS; BIOREACTOR; BTEX; ETHANOL; IMMOBILIZATION; NITRATE; POLLUTANT REMOVAL;

ARTICLE; BIOFILM; BIOMASS; DENITRIFICATION; HORIZONTAL FLOW ANAEROBIC IMMOBILIZED BIOMASS REACTOR; POLLUTANT; POLLUTION; PURIFICATION; REACTOR; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE;

ANAEROBIOSIS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOREACTORS; CELLS, IMMOBILIZED; ETHANOL; HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; PARACOCCUS; PSEUDOMONAS; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 33845443788     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2006.06.028     Document Type: Article

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