Effect of rhamnolipid on the aerobic removal of polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and COD components from petrochemical wastewater

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 101, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 914-924

  Sponza, Delia Teresa ^a   Gök, Oǧuzhan ^a  

^a DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Aerobic; Biodegradation; Modelling; Polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs); Rhamnolipid

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; AEROBIC BIODEGRADATION; BATCH TESTS; COD REMOVAL EFFICIENCY; COMPLETELY STIRRED TANK REACTORS; INERT COD; METABOLIC PRODUCTS; PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY; PETROCHEMICAL WASTEWATER; POLYAROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; REMOVAL EFFICIENCIES; RHAMNOLIPIDS; SORPTION CAPACITIES; TREATMENT PLANTS;

ADSORPTION; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIODEGRADATION; BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; DEGRADATION; HYDROCARBONS; MICROBIOLOGY; PETROCHEMICALS; REMOVAL; SOIL POLLUTION CONTROL; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; WASTEWATER;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; RHAMNOLIPID;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; BIODEGRADATION; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; WASTEWATER;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOSORPTION; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONTROLLED STUDY; PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; STIRRED REACTOR; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); VOLATILIZATION; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

ADSORPTION; AEROBIOSIS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOMASS; BIOREACTORS; GLYCOLIPIDS; HYDROCARBONS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; KINETICS; SEWAGE; SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENTS; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 70450149794     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2009.09.022     Document Type: Article

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