Enhancement of aerobic degradation of benzoate and 2-chlorobenzoate by adapted activated sludge

Microbiological Research

Volumn 165, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 687-694

  Dennison, Samuel G ^a,b   O'Brien, Parnell ^a   Gopalkrishnan, Saumya ^a   Stark, Benjamin C ^a  

^a Illinois Institute of Technology   (United States)

^b Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago   (United States)

Author keywords

2 Chlorobenzoate; Activated sludge; Adaptation; Benzoate; Sequencing batch reactor(s)

Indexed keywords

2-CHLOROBENZOATE; ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ADAPTATION; BENZOATE; SEQUENCING BATCH REACTORS;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; CELL CULTURE; CRUSHED STONE PLANTS; DEGRADATION; METABOLISM; SUBSTRATES; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION;

BATCH REACTORS;

2 CHLOROBENZOIC ACID; 2-CHLOROBENZOIC ACID; BENZOIC ACID; CHLOROBENZOIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ADAPTATION; BIODEGRADATION; METABOLISM; ORGANIC ACID; OXIC CONDITIONS;

AEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; BIOREACTOR; BIOTRANSFORMATION; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; SEWAGE; UNITED STATES; WATER POLLUTANT;

AEROBIOSIS; BENZOIC ACID; BIOREACTORS; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CHICAGO; CHLOROBENZOATES; SEWAGE; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 78049424670     PISSN: 09445013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.micres.2009.11.007     Document Type: Article

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