Sulfide oxidation in fluidized bed bioreactor using nylon support material

Journal of Environmental Sciences

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 512-519

  Midha, Varsha ^a   Jha, M K ^a   Dey, Apurba ^b  

^a DR B R AMBEDKAR NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Fluidized bed bioreactor; Mixed culture; Sulfide oxidation

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BIO-FILM THICKNESS; FIXED BED; FLUIDIZED BED BIOREACTOR; FLUIDIZED BED BIOREACTORS; HYDRAULIC RETENTION TIME; MIXED CULTURES; START-UPS; STATISTICAL MODELS; SULFIDE OXIDATION; SUPPORT MATERIALS; TANNERY EFFLUENT; UPFLOW VELOCITY;

BIOCONVERSION; BIOFILMS; BIOREACTORS; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; FLUIDIZED BEDS; OXIDATION; POLYAMIDES; RAYON; REACTOR OPERATION; SULFUR; VELOCITY; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

NYLON; SULFATE; SULFIDE; SULFUR;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BIOFILM; BIOREACTOR; OXIDATION; RESIDENCE TIME; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SULFATE; SULFIDE; SULFUR;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BIOFILM; BIOREACTOR; CHEMISTRY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEWAGE;

BACTERIA; BIOFILMS; BIOREACTORS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; NYLONS; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; SULFATES; SULFIDES; SULFUR; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID;

EID: 84858214537     PISSN: 10010742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1001-0742(11)60799-7     Document Type: Article

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