Simultaneous phenol removal and biological reduction of hexavalent chromium in a packed-bed reactor

Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology

Volumn 83, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 829-835

  Tziotzios, George ^a   Dermou, Eftychia ^a   Politi, Dorothea ^a   Vayenas, Dimitris V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA   (Greece)

Author keywords

Biological chromium reduction; Draw fill; Packed bed reactor; Phenol removal

Indexed keywords

CHROMIUM; PACKED BEDS; REDUCTION; REMOVAL;

BIOLOGICAL CHROMIUM REDUCTION; PHENOL REMOVAL; REMOVAL RATE;

PHENOLS;

CHROMIUM; PHENOL;

CHROMIUM; PACKED BEDS; PHENOLS; REDUCTION; REMOVAL;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOMECHANICS; BIOREACTOR; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; FEASIBILITY STUDY; INHIBITION KINETICS; NONHUMAN; PACKED BED REACTOR; POLLUTANT; REDUCTION; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 44649085736     PISSN: 02682575     EISSN: 10974660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jctb.1876     Document Type: Article

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