Biodegradation of 4-nitrophenol in a two-phase system operating with polymers as the partitioning phase

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 43, Issue 18, 2009, Pages 7105-7110

  Concetta Tomei, M ^a   Cristina Annesini, M ^b   Prpich, George P ^c   Daugulis, Andrew J ^c  

^a WATER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4-NITROPHENOL; BATCH OPERATION; BIOLOGICAL REGENERATION; BIOTREATMENTS; COMMERCIAL POLYMERS; CONCENTRATION PROFILES; ENHANCED PERFORMANCE; EXTRACTION METHOD; KINETIC TESTS; MICROBIAL CONSORTIA; NO REDUCTION; PROCESS EFFICIENCY; REGENERATION TESTS; REPEATED BATCH; SHORT REACTION TIME; SINGLE PHASE; TOXIC SUBSTRATES; TWO PHASE SYSTEMS;

BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BIODEGRADATION; BIOMASS; METHANOL; ORGANIC POLYMERS; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; POLYMERS;

BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS;

4 NITROPHENOL; METHANOL; ORGANIC SOLVENT; POLYMER;

BIODEGRADATION; BIOMASS; BIOREACTOR; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EXTRACTION METHOD; PHASE TRANSITION; POLYMER; REACTION KINETICS; REACTION RATE; REGENERATION; REMOVAL EXPERIMENT;

ABSORPTION; ARTICLE; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BIODEGRADABILITY; BIODEGRADATION; BIOMASS; BIOREACTOR DESIGN; CONTROLLED STUDY; KINETICS;

ABSORPTION; BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; KINETICS; NITROPHENOLS; POLYESTERS; POLYMERS; POLYVINYLS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 70349136591     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es9010042     Document Type: Article

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