Evaluation of biodegradability and biodegradation kinetics for anionic, nonionic, and amphoteric surfactants

Water, Air, and Soil Pollution

Volumn 183, Issue 1-4, 2007, Pages 177-186

  Sharvelle, Sybil ^a   Lattyak, Rebecca ^a   Banks, M Katherine ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Biodegradation; Growth; Kinetics; Metabolism; Surfactants

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; GROWTH KINETICS; METABOLISM; REACTION KINETICS;

INTRINSIC KINETIC PARAMETERS; MICROBIAL KINETICS; MONOD MODEL;

SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

ANIONIC SURFACTANT; NONIONIC SURFACTANT;

BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; GROWTH KINETICS; METABOLISM; REACTION KINETICS; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

BACTERIUM; BIODEGRADATION; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; GROWTH CURVE; ION; KINETICS; LABORATORY METHOD; METABOLISM; SURFACTANT; WASTE TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADABILITY; BIODEGRADATION; DEGRADATION; KINETICS; LABORATORY; MICROORGANISM; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 34249778694     PISSN: 00496979     EISSN: 15732932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11270-007-9367-3     Document Type: Article

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