Anaerobic degradation of dimethyl phthalate in wastewater in a UASB reactor

Water Research

Volumn 41, Issue 13, 2007, Pages 2879-2884

  Liang, Da Wei ^a   Zhang, Tong ^a   Fang, Herbert H P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Anaerobic degradation; Dimethyl phthalate; Monomethyl phthalate; Phthalate; Phthalic esters; UASB

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; CHEMICAL REACTORS; DEGRADATION; ELECTROPHORESIS; SEWAGE SLUDGE; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

ANAEROBIC DEGRADATION; DIMETHYL PHTHALATE; MONOMETHYL PHTHALATE; PHTHALIC ESTERS;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; METHANE; PHTHALIC ACID DIMETHYL ESTER;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; CHEMICAL REACTORS; DEGRADATION; ELECTROPHORESIS; SEWAGE SLUDGE; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS); WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIODEGRADATION; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; METHANOGENESIS; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SLUDGE; VOLATILE SUBSTANCE; WASTEWATER;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CARBON SOURCE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; MICROBIAL POPULATION DYNAMICS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLUDGE; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; UPFLOW REACTOR; VOLATILIZATION; WASTE WATER; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 34249939946     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2007.03.043     Document Type: Article

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