Long term studies on the anaerobic biodegradability of MTBE and other gasoline ethers

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 163, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 427-432

  Waul, Christopher ^a   Arvin, Erik ^a   Schmidt, Jens Ejbye ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Anaerobic degradation; Batch studies; Ethers; Fe(III) reducing; MTBE

Indexed keywords

ACID HYDROLYSES; ACIDIC NATURES; AEROBIC TREATMENTS; ANAEROBIC BIODEGRADABILITIES; ANAEROBIC BIODEGRADATIONS; ANAEROBIC DEGRADATION; BATCH EXPERIMENTS; BATCH STUDIES; BIOLOGICAL PROCESSES; BUTYL ETHERS; CONTINUOUS REACTORS; ELECTRON ACCEPTORS; EXPERIMENTAL DATUMS; FE(III)-REDUCING; LONG TERM STUDIES; LONG TERMS; MTBE; REDUCING CONDITIONS;

ALCOHOLS; BATCH REACTORS; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIODEGRADABILITY; BIOREMEDIATION; DEGRADATION; ETHERS; GASOLINE; IRON COMPOUNDS; MICROBIOLOGY; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

BIODEGRADATION;

ALCOHOL; ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; COMPLEXATION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ELECTRON; ETHER; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HYDROLYSIS; IRON; MTBE; NITRATE; PH; REDUCTION;

ANAEROBIOSIS; ETHERS; GASOLINE; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 58249145070     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2008.06.113     Document Type: Article

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