Inhibition and biotransformation potential of naphthenic acids under different electron accepting conditions

Water Research

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 406-418

  Misiti, Teresa ^a   Tandukar, Madan ^a   Tezel, Ulas ^a,b   Pavlostathis, Spyros G ^a  

^a Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

^b BOGAZICI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Denitrification; Inhibition; Methanogenesis; Naphthenic acids; Nitrification

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION; CARBON DIOXIDE; DENITRIFICATION; ENZYME INHIBITION; FERMENTATION; MIXTURES; NAPHTHAS; NITRATES; NITRIFICATION; OIL SANDS; ORGANIC POLYMERS; POPULATION STATISTICS;

ELECTRON-ACCEPTING; METHANOGENESIS; METHANOGENIC CULTURES; NAPHTHENIC ACID; NITRIFICATION INHIBITIONS; NITRIFYING BACTERIA; OIL SANDS PROCESS WATERS; REFINERY WASTEWATERS;

VOLATILE FATTY ACIDS;

CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBOXYLIC ACID; NAPHTHACENE DERIVATIVE; NAPHTHENIC ACID; NITROGEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VOLATILE FATTY ACID;

BIOASSAY; BIODEGRADATION; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBOXYLIC ACID; DENITRIFICATION; FATTY ACID; FERMENTATION; HETEROTROPHY; INHIBITION; METHANE; METHANOGENESIS; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NITRIFICATION; NITRIFYING BACTERIUM; OXIC CONDITIONS; POPULATION SIZE;

ARTICLE; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLYSIS; DENITRIFICATION; FERMENTATION; METHANOGENESIS; NITRIFICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 84870064197     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2012.10.019     Document Type: Article

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