Anaerobic biodegradation of methyl tert-butyl ether and tert-butyl alcohol in petrochemical wastewater

Environmental Technology (United Kingdom)

Volumn 33, Issue 16, 2012, Pages 1937-1943

  Ghasemian, Mohammad ^a   Amin, Mohammad Mehdi ^a   Morgenroth, Eberhard ^b   Jaafarzadeh, Neemat ^c  

^a ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF AQUATIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^c AHVAZ JUNDISHAPUR UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

anaerobic batch test; anaerobic biodegradation intermediates; methyl tertiary butyl ether; petrochemical wastewater; volatile fatty acids

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; ALCOHOLS; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; DEGRADATION; ETHANOL; ETHERS; LOADING; METHANE; PETROCHEMICALS; SUBSTRATES; VOLATILE FATTY ACIDS;

ANAEROBIC BIODEGRADATION; ANAEROBIC SEQUENCING BATCH REACTORS; BATCH TESTS; DETECTION LIMITS; EFFLUENT CONCENTRATIONS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY/MASS SPECTROMETRY; GAS PRODUCTIONS; INHIBITORY EFFECT; LABORATORY SCALE; LAG PHASE; LOADING RATE; METHANE PRODUCTION; METHYL TERT BUTYL ETHER; METHYL TERTIARY BUTYL ETHER; MTBE CONCENTRATION; ORGANIC LOADING RATES; ORGANIC SUBSTRATE; PETROCHEMICAL WASTEWATER; REMOVAL EFFICIENCIES; SPECIFIC METHANOGENIC ACTIVITY; SYNTHETIC SUBSTRATES; TERT-BUTYL ALCOHOLS;

EFFLUENTS;

METHANE; TERT BUTYL ALCOHOL; TERT BUTYL METHYL ETHER; VOLATILE FATTY ACID;

ACETIC ACID; ALCOHOL; ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREACTOR; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; EFFLUENT; ETHANOL; FATTY ACID; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; GAS PRODUCTION; INHIBITION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MTBE; PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; VOLATILE ELEMENT; WASTEWATER;

ARTICLE; BIOREACTOR; BIOREMEDIATION; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DEGRADATION; EFFLUENT; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; LIMIT OF DETECTION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; WASTE WATER;

EID: 84865439370     PISSN: 09593330     EISSN: 1479487X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593330.2012.655313     Document Type: Article

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