Removal of o-xylene using biofilter inoculated with Rhodococcus sp. BTO62

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 152, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 140-147

  Jeong, Euisoon ^a   Hirai, Mitsuyo ^a   Shoda, Makoto ^a  

^a TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Biofilter; BTEXS; Elimination capacity; o Xylene; Rhodococcus sp.

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; BIOFILTERS; DEGRADATION; MICROORGANISMS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

BTEXS; ELIMINATION CAPACITY; O-XYLENE;

XYLENE;

BENZENE; ETHYLBENZENE; ORTHO XYLENE; STYRENE; TOLUENE;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; BIOFILTERS; DEGRADATION; MICROORGANISMS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; XYLENE;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BACTERIUM; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILTRATION; REMOVAL EXPERIMENT; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER; XYLENE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM COLONY; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BIOFILTER; BIOFILTRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; RHODOCOCCUS; SLUDGE; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER POLLUTION;

CULTURE MEDIA; FILTRATION; RHODOCOCCUS; XYLENES;

RHODOCOCCUS SP.;

EID: 39749132317     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2007.06.078     Document Type: Article

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