Modelling biodegradation of nonylphenol ethoxylate in acclimated and non-acclimated microbial cultures

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 101, Issue 21, 2010, Pages 8058-8066

  Karahan, Özlem ^a   Olmez Hanci, Tugba ^a   Arslan Alaton, Idil ^a   Orhon, Derin ^a  

^a ISTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Activated sludge modelling; Alkyl phenol ethoxylates; Biodegradation kinetics; Inhibition kinetics; Nonylphenol ethoxylate

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ALKYLPHENOL ETHOXYLATES; BIODEGRADATION KINETICS; INHIBITION KINETICS; NONYLPHENOL ETHOXYLATES;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; ALKYLATION; BIOACTIVITY; DEGRADATION; HYDROCARBONS; HYDROLYSIS; MICROBIOLOGY; PHENOLS;

BIODEGRADATION;

NONYLPHENOL; NONYLPHENOL ETHOXYLATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ETHYLENE GLYCOL DERIVATIVE; OXYGEN; TERICS;

ACCLIMATION; ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BIODEGRADATION; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; HYDROLYSIS; INHIBITION; INHIBITOR; MICROORGANISM; NUMERICAL MODEL; SURFACTANT;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOMASS PRODUCTION; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; COMPETITIVE INHIBITION; CONCENTRATION PROCESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; FED BATCH REACTOR; HYDROLYSIS; INHIBITION KINETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIROMETRY; SLUDGE TREATMENT; STOICHIOMETRY; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; BACTERIA; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOREMEDIATION; CALIBRATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CYTOLOGY; KINETICS; METABOLISM; TIME;

ACCLIMATIZATION; BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CALIBRATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ETHYLENE GLYCOLS; KINETICS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; OXYGEN; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77954537458     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2010.05.081     Document Type: Article

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