Nitrate-dependent degradation of 17α-ethinylestradiol by acclimated activated sludge under anaerobic conditions

Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology

Volumn 84, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1841-1847

  Zeng, Qingling ^a   Li, Yongmei ^a   Gu, Guowei ^a  

^a TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

17 ethinylestradiol; Anaerobic; Biodegradation; Nitrate; Sorption; Temperature

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ANAEROBIC; ANAEROBIC CONDITIONS; AVERAGE RATE; BATCH EXPERIMENTS; BIODEGRADATION RATE; DOMINANT PROCESS; EFFECT OF TEMPERATURE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS; ETHINYLESTRADIOL; FIRST ORDER REACTIONS; FREUNDLICH; HIGHER TEMPERATURES; LINEAR SORPTION; REMOVAL RATE; SORPTION RATE; TEMPERATURE RANGE;

BIOACTIVITY; BIOCHEMISTRY; DEGRADATION; MICROBIOLOGY; NITRATES; RATE CONSTANTS; REACTION KINETICS; SORPTION; THERMAL EFFECTS;

BIODEGRADATION;

ETHINYLESTRADIOL; NITRATE;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGRADATION KINETICS; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL;

EID: 70449412486     PISSN: 02682575     EISSN: 10974660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jctb.2255     Document Type: Article

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