Effect of anionic and nonionic surfactants on the kinetics of the aerobic heterotrophic biodegradation of organic matter in industrial wastewater

Water Research

Volumn 42, Issue 4-5, 2008, Pages 923-930

  Liwarska Bizukojc, Ewa ^a   Scheumann, René ^b   Drews, Anja ^b   Bracklow, Ute ^b   Kraume, Matthias ^b  

^a LODZ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

^b TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anionic surfactants; Biodegradation; COD fractionation; Kinetic parameters; Nonionic surfactants

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; BIODEGRADATION; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BIOMASS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; GROWTH RATE; KINETIC PARAMETERS; REACTION KINETICS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

COD FRACTIONATION; WASTEWATER COMPONENTS;

SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

ALKYLBENZENESULFONIC ACID; ANIONIC SURFACTANT; BENZENE; DODECYL SULFATE SODIUM; NONIONIC SURFACTANT; NONYLPHENYLHEPTAOXYETHYLENEGLYCOL ETHER; ORGANIC MATTER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; BIODEGRADATION; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BIOMASS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; GROWTH RATE; KINETIC PARAMETERS; REACTION KINETICS; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOMASS; GROWTH RATE; HETEROTROPHY; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; KINETICS; NUMERICAL MODEL; ORGANIC MATTER; OXIC CONDITIONS; SURFACTANT; WASTEWATER;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; AEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOMASS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; KINETICS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; WASTE WATER; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 38949167086     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2007.09.008     Document Type: Article

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