Toluene mineralization by denitrification in an up flow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB) reactor

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 98, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1717-1723

  Martinez S ^a   Cuervo Lopez F M ^a   Gomez, J ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE QUÍMICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Continuous culture; Denitrification; Toluene mineralization

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL REACTORS; DEGRADATION; DENITRIFICATION; SEWAGE SLUDGE;

CONTINUOUS CULTURE; TOLUENE MINERALIZATION;

TOLUENE;

ACETIC ACID; BICARBONATE; CARBON; NITRATE; TOLUENE;

CHEMICAL REACTORS; DEGRADATION; DENITRIFICATION; SEWAGE SLUDGE; TOLUENE;

ACETATE; ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIOREACTOR; DENITRIFICATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; MINERALIZATION; NITRATE; SLUDGE; TOLUENE;

ARTICLE; BIOTRANSFORMATION; DEGRADATION; DENITRIFICATION; MINERALIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLUDGE; STEADY STATE; UPFLOW REACTOR;

ACETATES; BACTERIA, ANAEROBIC; BIOREACTORS; NITROGEN; SEWAGE; THERMODYNAMICS; TOLUENE; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID;

EID: 33846678065     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2006.07.046     Document Type: Article

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