Insight into metabolic and cometabolic activities of autotrophic and heterotrophic microorganisms in the biodegradation of emerging trace organic contaminants

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 146, Issue , 2013, Pages 721-731

  Tran, Ngoc Han ^a   Urase, Taro ^b   Ngo, Huu Hao ^c   Hu, Jiangyong ^a   Ong, Say Leong ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Autotrophic ammonia oxidizers; Cometabolism; Emerging trace organic contaminants (EOCs); Heterotrophic microorganisms; Membrane bioreactor (MBR)

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; BACTERIA; LOADING; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

AMMONIA LOADING RATES; AMMONIA MONOOXYGENASE; AMMONIA OXIDIZERS; AUTOTROPHIC AMMONIA-OXIDIZING BACTERIUM; CO METABOLISMS; COMETABOLIC BIODEGRADATIONS; MEMBRANE BIO REACTOR (MBR); TRACE ORGANIC CONTAMINANTS;

BIODEGRADATION;

AMMONIA; AMMONIA MONOOXYGENASE; BEZAFIBRATE; CARBON; CLOFIBRIC ACID; DICLOFENAC; ESTRADIOL; ESTRIOL; IBUPROFEN; INDOMETACIN; KETOPROFEN; NAPROXEN; NITRATE; ORGANIC COMPOUND; PARACETAMOL; PHOSPHATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNSPECIFIC MONOOXYGENASE;

AMMONIA; AUTOTROPHY; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREACTOR; GROWTH RATE; HETEROTROPHY; MEMBRANE; METABOLISM; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; OXIDATION; REACTION RATE; SUBSTRATE;

AMMONIA OXIDIZING ARCHAEON; AMMONIA OXIDIZING BACTERIUM; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; AUTOTROPHY; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BIODEGRADATION; BIOMINERALIZATION; BIOREMEDIATION; CARBON SOURCE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONTAMINATION; ELECTRON; EMERGING TRACE ORGANIC CONTAMINANT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME METABOLISM; FUNGUS GROWTH; HETEROTROPHY; MICROORGANISM; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NITRIFICATION; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT LOADING; OXIDATION; PH; POLLUTANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; REVIEW; SOLUBILITY; SPHINGOMONAS; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; WASTE WATER; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

ARCHAEA; NITROSOMONADALES;

AUTOTROPHIC AMMONIA OXIDIZERS; COMETABOLISM; EMERGING TRACE ORGANIC CONTAMINANTS (EOCS); HETEROTROPHIC MICROORGANISMS; MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR (MBR);

AMMONIA; ARCHAEA; BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOREACTORS; DIOXYGENASES; FUNGI; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LACCASE; NITRIFICATION; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; OXIDOREDUCTASES; OXYGEN; SOIL POLLUTANTS; TEMPERATURE; TRACE ELEMENTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 84883654951     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2013.07.083     Document Type: Review

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