Fate and effect of naphthenic acids on oil refinery activated sludge wastewater treatment systems

Water Research

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 449-460

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

^a Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

^b BOGAZICI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Activated sludge; Biodegradation; Crude oil; Desalter brine; Microtox; Naphthenic acids; Oil refinery

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; ACTIVATED CARBON TREATMENT; ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIODEGRADATION; CRUDE OIL; DESORPTION; EFFLUENTS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NAPHTHAS; OIL SANDS; ORGANIC ACIDS; POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE; REFINING; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; DESALTER; MICROTOX; NAPHTHENIC ACID; OIL REFINERIES;

PETROLEUM REFINERIES;

ACTIVATED CARBON; CARBOXYLIC ACID; NAPHTHENIC ACID; PETROLEUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACTIVATED CARBON; BIOAVAILABILITY; BIODEGRADATION; BIOMASS; BRINE; CARBOXYLIC ACID; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CRUDE OIL; DESORPTION; ENVIRONMENTAL FATE; GROWTH REGULATOR; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; INHIBITION; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROCOSM; REFINING INDUSTRY; TOXICITY TEST; WASTE TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DESORPTION; INCUBATION TIME; MICROCOSM; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; OIL INDUSTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLUDGE TREATMENT; SOLID; STREAM (RIVER);

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84870064365     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2012.10.036     Document Type: Article

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