Sequential application of electron donors and humic acids for the anaerobic bioremediation of chlorinated aliphatic hydrocarbons

New Biotechnology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 116-125

  Scherr, Kerstin E ^a   Nahold, Manfred M ^b   Lantschbauer, Wolfgang ^c   Loibner, Andreas P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Austria)

^b Gruppe Umwelt + Technik GmbH   (Austria)

^c Directorate for Environment and Water Management   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC BIOREMEDIATION; ANAEROBIC GROUNDWATER; ANAEROBIC OXIDATION; ANTHRAQUINONE-2 ,6-DISULFONATE; CHLORINATED ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBONS; CHLORINATED COMPOUNDS; CHLORINATED SOLVENT; DICHLOROETHENES; ELECTRON DONORS; ELECTRON SHUTTLE; EQUIVALENT RATIOS; EXTRACELLULAR; HUMIC ACID; IN-SITU; INCUBATION TIME; METHANOGENESIS; MICROCOSM STUDIES; MODEL COMPOUND; PERCHLOROETHENE; REDUCTIVE DECHLORINATION; SEQUENTIAL APPLICATIONS; VINYL CHLORIDES;

BIODEGRADATION; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BIOREMEDIATION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; DECHLORINATION; DEGRADATION; ENZYME IMMOBILIZATION; FATTY ACIDS; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HYDROCARBONS; KETONES; ORGANIC ACIDS; REACTION INTERMEDIATES; REACTION KINETICS; SUGARS;

ELECTRONS;

ACETIC ACID; ALKENE DERIVATIVE; CHLORINATED HYDROCARBON; DICHLOROETHENE; GLUCOSE; GROUND WATER; HUMIC ACID; LACTOSE; QUINONE DERIVATIVE; SOLVENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VINYL CHLORIDE;

ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; BIOREMEDIATION; CIS ISOMER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECHLORINATION; ECOTOXICITY; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; METHANOGENESIS; MICROCOSM; NONHUMAN; ORGANISMS BY ELECTRON DONOR; OXIDATION REDUCTION POTENTIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOICHIOMETRY; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WATER CONTAMINATION;

ANAEROBIOSIS; BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; ELECTRONS; GLUCOSE; HUMIC SUBSTANCES; HYDROCARBONS, CHLORINATED; LACTOSE; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; SOIL POLLUTANTS; SOLVENTS; WATER POLLUTANTS;

EID: 82755161697     PISSN: 18716784     EISSN: 18764347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nbt.2011.04.010     Document Type: Article

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