Oxygen transfer during aerobic biodegradation of pollutants in a dense activated sludge slurry bubble column: Actual volumetric oxygen transfer coefficient and oxygen uptake rate in p-nitrophenol degradation by acclimated waste activated sludge

Biochemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 266-274

  Mineta, Ryo ^a   Salehi, Zeinab ^a   Yoshikawa, Hidemi ^b   Kawase, Yoshinori ^a  

^a TOYO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acclimated waste activated sludge; Aerobic biodegradation; Oxygen uptake rate; Slurry bubble column; Volumetric oxygen transfer coefficient

Indexed keywords

AEROBIC BIODEGRADATION; OXYGEN UPTAKE RATE; SLURRY BUBBLE COLUMN; VOLUMETRIC OXYGEN TRANSFER COEFFICIENT; WASTE ACTIVATED SLUDGES;

BIODEGRADATION; BUBBLE COLUMNS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DEGRADATION; DISSOLUTION; MICROBIOLOGY;

DISSOLVED OXYGEN;

DISSOLVED OXYGEN; NITROPHENOL; OXYGEN;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; AERATION; AEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTINUOUS STIRRED TANK REACTOR; OXYGEN TRANSPORT; POLLUTANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VOLUMETRY;

EID: 78951492281     PISSN: 1369703X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bej.2010.11.006     Document Type: Article

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