Anaerobic biodegradation of 1,4-dioxane by sludge enriched with iron-reducing microorganisms

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 99, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 2483-2487

  Shen, WeiRong ^a   Chen, Hong ^a   Pan, Shanshan ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

1,4 Dioxane; Anaerobic biodegradation; Fe(III) reducing bacterium; Humic acid

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; PARAFFINS; SEWAGE SLUDGE; SUBSTRATES;

ANAEROBIC BIODEGRADATION; HUMIC ACID;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION;

DIOXANE; EDETIC ACID; FERRIC OXIDE; HUMIC ACID; IRON;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BACTERIA; PARAFFINS; SEWAGE SLUDGE; SUBSTRATES;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ANAEROBIOSIS; BIODEGRADATION; EDTA; ETHER; HUMIC ACID; IRON-REDUCING BACTERIUM; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY;

ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLUDGE; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT;

ANAEROBIOSIS; CULTURE MEDIA; DIOXANES; IRON; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; SEWAGE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 38849118570     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2007.04.054     Document Type: Article

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