Bio-removal of mixture of benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylenes/total petroleum hydrocarbons/trichloroethylene from contaminated water

Journal of Environmental Sciences

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 758-763

  SHIM, Hojae ^a   MA, Wei ^a   LIN, Aijun ^b   CHAN, Kaicho ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MACAU   (Macao)

^b RESEARCH CENTER FOR ECO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylenes (BTEX); bio removal; co metabolism; total petroleum hydrocarbons; trichloroethylene

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETICS; BENZENE; EFFICIENCY; ETHYLBENZENE; HYDROCARBONS; ISOMERS; PETROLEUM CHEMISTRY; REMOVAL; TOLUENE; TRICHLOROETHYLENE; WATER POLLUTION; XYLENE;

BENZENE , TOLUENE , ETHYLBENZENE , AND XYLENES; CO METABOLISMS; GASOLINE COMPOUNDS; MICROBIAL ISOLATES; PETROLEUM HYDROCARBONS; REMOVAL EFFICIENCIES; STIMULATORY EFFECTS; TOTAL PETROLEUM HYDROCARBONS;

MIXTURES;

BENZENE; BIOREACTOR; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; INHIBITION; METABOLISM; PETROLEUM HYDROCARBON; REMOVAL EXPERIMENT; TOLUENE;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 66949145108     PISSN: 10010742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1001-0742(08)62337-2     Document Type: Article

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