Application of electrolysis to stimulate microbial reductive PCE dechlorination and oxidative VC biodegradation

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 43, Issue 18, 2009, Pages 7098-7104

  Lohner, Svenja T ^a   Tiehm, Andreas ^a  

^a Water Technology Center   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLOROETHENES; COLUMN SYSTEMS; DEHALOCOCCOIDES SPP; DESULFITOBACTERIUM; DICHLOROETHENES; ELECTROCHEMICAL DEGRADATION; ENVIRONMENTAL APPLICATIONS; FLOWTHROUGH; SUPPLY RATE; TETRACHLOROETHENE; VINYL CHLORIDES; WATER ELECTROLYSIS;

BIOCHEMISTRY; BIODEGRADATION; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; DEGRADATION; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTROLYSIS; ETHYLENE; HYDROGEN; MICROBIOLOGY; OXYGEN SUPPLY; REACTION KINETICS;

DECHLORINATION;

ETHYLENE; HYDROGEN; OXYGEN; TETRACHLOROETHYLENE; VINYL CHLORIDE;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIODEGRADATION; DECHLORINATION; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTROCHEMICAL METHOD; ELECTROKINESIS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FLOW FIELD; METABOLITE; REMOVAL EXPERIMENT;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; DECHLORINATION; DESULFITOBACTERIUM; ELECTROLYSIS; METHANOGEN; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; REDUCTION;

BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; ELECTRICITY; ELECTROLYSIS; HALOGENATION; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; POLYVINYL CHLORIDE; VINYL CHLORIDE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DEHALOCOCCOIDES; DESULFITOBACTERIUM;

EID: 70349120807     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es900835d     Document Type: Article

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