Electron density-based transformation of trimethoprim during biological wastewater treatment

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 689-696

  Yi, Taewoo ^a   Barr, William ^b   Harper, W F ^b  

^a Ewha Womans University   (South Korea)

^b University of Pittsburgh   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioreactors; Electron density; NMR; Trimethoprim; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; BIOREACTORS; BYPRODUCTS; ELECTRON DENSITY MEASUREMENT; ELECTRONS; HYDROXYLATION; METABOLITES; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

BIOLOGICAL TRANSFORMATION; BIOLOGICAL WASTE WATER TREATMENT; DENSITY-BASED; HYDROXYLATION REACTIONS; METHOXY; PENTAENE; REACTION SHIFTS; SOLID RETENTION TIME; TRIMETHOPRIM;

CARRIER CONCENTRATION;

AMMONIA; DRUG METABOLITE; TOLUENE; TRIMETHOPRIM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; [5 (1 CARBOXYL,1 METHOXY, 5 METHOXY 1 ,4 PENTENE)PYRIMIDINE 2,4 DIAMINE, 5 HYDROXYL];

AMMONIA; AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; BIOREACTOR; CARBOXYLIC ACID; ELECTRON; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HYDROXYL RADICAL; METABOLITE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; RESEARCH WORK; TOLUENE; TRANSFORMATION; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; BIOREACTOR; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CHEMICAL REACTION; DENSITY; DRUG HYDROXYLATION; DRUG TRANSFORMATION; ELECTRON; HETEROTROPHY; SOLID; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84857426971     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2012.917     Document Type: Article

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