Long-term performance of co-metabolic degradation of trichloroethylene in a fluidized bed reactor fed with benzene, toluene and xylene

Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 513-523

  Wu, Wei Min ^a   Shi, Jing ^b   Hickey, Robert F ^c  

^a Stanford University   (United States)

^b Ecovation Inc ^*  (United States)

^c Ecovation Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerobic; Benzene; Co metabolism; Degradation; Dichloroethylene; Fluidized bed reactor; Toluene; Trichloroethylene; Vinyl chloride; Xylene

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; DEGRADATION; FLUIDIZED BEDS; METABOLISM; POLYVINYL CHLORIDES; TOLUENE;

CO-METABOLIC DEGRADATION; FIRST-ORDER KINETICS;

TRICHLOROETHYLENE;

1,2 DICHLOROETHYLENE; ACTIVATED CARBON; BENZENE; TOLUENE; TRICHLOROETHYLENE; VINYL CHLORIDE; VINYLIDENE CHLORIDE; XYLENE;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; DEGRADATION; FLUIDIZED BEDS; METABOLISM; POLYVINYL CHLORIDES; TOLUENE; TRICHLOROETHYLENE;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; AEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; BIOFILM; BIOMASS; BIOREMEDIATION; DEGRADATION KINETICS; FLUIDIZED BED REACTOR; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; INOCULATION; MICROBIAL METABOLISM; REACTOR OPERATION; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL;

EID: 41549104920     PISSN: 02682575     EISSN: 10974660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jctb.1826     Document Type: Article

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