Concomitant degradation of bisphenol A during ultrasonication and Fenton oxidation and production of biofertilizer from wastewater sludge

Ultrasonics Sonochemistry

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1018-1027

  Mohapatra, D P ^a   Brar, S K ^a   Tyagi, R D ^a   Surampalli, R Y ^b  

^a CENTRE EAU TERRE ENVIRONNEMENT   (Canada)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bisphenol A; Laccase activity; Pre treatment; Rheology; Zeta potential

Indexed keywords

ENZYMES; ORGANIC CARBON; OXIDATION; PARTICLE SIZE; PHENOLS; RHEOLOGY; SOLUBILITY; VISCOSITY; ZETA POTENTIAL;

BIOLOGICAL DEGRADATION; BIS-PHENOL A; LACCASE ACTIVITY; PRE-TREATMENT; RHEOLOGICAL PARAMETER; SIMULTANEOUS DEGRADATION; SINORHIZOBIUM MELILOTI; VOLATILE SUSPENDED SOLIDS;

CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND;

4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; FERTILIZER; LACCASE; ORGANIC CARBON;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; DEGRADATION KINETICS; FENTON REACTION; FLOW KINETICS; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINORHIZOBIUM MELILOTI; SLUDGE; SOLUBILIZATION; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; ULTRASOUND; VISCOSITY; WASTE WATER; ZETA POTENTIAL;

EID: 79956356711     PISSN: 13504177     EISSN: 18732828     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultsonch.2011.03.013     Document Type: Article

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