Formaldehyde biodegradation using an immobilized bed aerobic bioreactor with pumice stone as a support

Scientia Iranica

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1372-1376

  Ebrahimi, Sh ^a,b   Borghei, M ^a  

^a SHARIF UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^b ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Aerobic treatment; Biological treatment; Pumice stone; Toxic biodegradation; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; BIOREACTORS; EFFICIENCY; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

AEROBIC TREATMENT; BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT; COD REMOVAL EFFICIENCY; FORMALDEHYDE CONCENTRATIONS; FORMALDEHYDE DEGRADATION; HYDRAULIC RETENTION TIME; PUMICE STONES; TOXIC BIODEGRADATIONS;

FORMALDEHYDE;

BIODEGRADATION; BIOREACTOR; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; FORMALDEHYDE; OXIC CONDITIONS; PUMICE; TOXIC SUBSTANCE; TOXICITY TEST; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER;

EID: 84855903017     PISSN: 10263098     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scient.2011.01.001     Document Type: Article

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