Microbial regeneration of spent activated carbon dispersed with organic contaminants: Mechanism, efficiency, and kinetic models

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 534-546

  Nath, Kaushik ^a   Bhakhar, Mathurkumar S ^a  

^a G H PATEL COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Activated carbon; Adsorption; Biodegradation; Bioregeneration; Desorption

Indexed keywords

CHARCOAL; EXPLOSIVE; FRESH WATER; ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORPTION; AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILM; CARBON DIOXIDE; DESORPTION; ELECTROCHEMICAL METHOD; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FOOD; FOULING; GROUNDWATER; GROWTH RATE; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; MEASUREMENT METHOD; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NUMERICAL MODEL; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; OXYGEN; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; REACTION KINETICS; RECYCLING; REGENERATION; SOLUTE; WASTEWATER;

ADSORPTION; BACTERIUM; BIOREMEDIATION; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; KINETICS; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; REVIEW; WATER POLLUTANT;

ADSORPTION; BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CHARCOAL; EXPLOSIVE AGENTS; FRESH WATER; KINETICS; MODELS, CHEMICAL; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 79955149466     PISSN: 09441344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-010-0426-8     Document Type: Review

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