Kinetics of styrene biodegradation in synthetic wastewaters using an industrial activated sludge

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 184, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 111-117

  Babaee, R ^a   Bonakdarpour, B ^a   Nasernejad, B ^a   Fallah, N ^a  

^a AMIRKABIR UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Biodegradation rate; Haldane kinetics; Industrial activated sludge; Petrochemical wastewaters; Styrene

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BIODEGRADATION RATE; DEGRADATION RATE; HALDANE KINETICS; KINETIC DATA; LAG PHASE; MICROBIAL GROWTH RATE; MIXED MICROBIAL CULTURE; MODEL PARAMETERS; MUNICIPAL ACTIVATED SLUDGE; PETROCHEMICAL COMPLEX; PETROCHEMICAL WASTEWATERS; SPECIFIC GROWTH RATE; STYRENE BIODEGRADATION; SYNTHETIC WASTE WATER;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; BIOFILTRATION; BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; DEGRADATION; ETHANOL; GROWTH KINETICS; INDUSTRIAL WATER TREATMENT; INDUSTRY; MICROBIOLOGY; PETROCHEMICALS; STYRENE; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

BIODEGRADATION;

ALCOHOL; STYRENE;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILTRATION; ETHANOL; GROWTH RATE; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; MICROORGANISM; NUMERICAL MODEL; PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY; POLYMER; REACTION KINETICS; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILTER; CARBON SOURCE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; KINETICS; MICROBIAL GROWTH; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY; WASTE WATER; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; KINETICS; SEWAGE; STYRENE;

EID: 77957879534     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2010.08.012     Document Type: Article

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