Biodegradation of organonitriles by adapted activated sludge consortium with acetonitrile-degrading microorganisms

Water Research

Volumn 41, Issue 15, 2007, Pages 3465-3473

  Li, Tinggang ^a,b   Liu, Junxin ^b   Bai, Renbi ^c   Ohandja, Dieudonne Guy ^d   Wong, Fook Sin ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b RESEARCH CENTER FOR ECO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^d IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Activated sludge consortium; Adaptation; Biodegradation; Degradation pathway; Organonitriles

Indexed keywords

ACETONITRILE; BIODEGRADATION; GROWTH KINETICS; MICROORGANISMS;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE CONSORTIUM; DEGRADATION PATHWAY; ORGANONITRILES;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS;

ACETAMIDE; ACETIC ACID; ACETONITRILE; ACRYLAMIDE; ACRYLIC ACID; ACRYLONITRILE; AMMONIA; BENZAMIDE; BENZONITRILE; CARBON; NITRILASE; NITRILE; NITROGEN;

ACETONITRILE; ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; BIODEGRADATION; GROWTH KINETICS; MICROORGANISMS;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREACTOR; DRUG; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ACIDITY; ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; MICROBIAL METABOLISM; MIXED CELL CULTURE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; SLUDGE TREATMENT; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 34447109556     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2007.04.033     Document Type: Article

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