Feasibility of operating a solid-liquid bioreactor with used automobile tires as the sequestering phase for the biodegradation of inhibitory compounds

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 125, Issue , 2013, Pages 7-11

  Tomei, M Concetta ^a   Daugulis, Andrew J ^b  

^a WATER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Automobile tire re use; Feasibility study; Inhibitory compounds removal; Sequential bioreactor; Tire TPPB system

Indexed keywords

DICHLOROPHENOL; ORGANIC COMPOUND; PLASTIC; POLYMER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AUTOMOBILE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREACTOR; INHIBITOR; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; PLASTIC; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; POLYMER; REFUSE; SUBSTRATE; TIRE; TOXIC MATERIAL;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREACTOR; MOTOR VEHICLE TIRE; SOLID LIQUID BIOREACTOR; TOXICITY; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL;

EID: 84877041684     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2013.03.047     Document Type: Article

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