Controlling a toxic shock of pentachlorophenol (PCP) to anaerobic digestion using activated carbon addition

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 181, Issue , 2015, Pages 303-311

  Xiao, Yeyuan ^a   De Araujo, Cecilia ^a   Sze, Chun Chau ^b   Stuckey, David C ^a,c  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Activated carbon; Anaerobic digestion; Pentachlorophenol; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORPTION; CARBON; GRANULAR MATERIALS; HERBICIDES; PHENOLS; TOXICITY;

ADSORPTION CAPACITIES; ADSORPTION KINETICS; GRANULAR ACTIVATED CARBONS; METHANOGENESIS; PENTACHLOROPHENOL; PREVENTIVE MEASURES; TOXIC EFFECT; TOXIC SHOCKS;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION;

ACTIVATED CARBON; BIOGAS; PENTACHLOROPHENOL; BIOFUEL; CHARCOAL; METHANE; POWDER; SEWAGE;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORPTION; ANOXIC CONDITIONS; DIGESTION; GRANULAR MEDIUM; METHANOGENESIS; PCP; SLUDGE; TOXIC SUBSTANCE;

ADSORPTION KINETICS; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ANAEROBIC REACTOR; ARTICLE; BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ISOTHERM; METHANOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLUDGE; SLUDGE TREATMENT; TOXICITY ASSAY; ADSORPTION; ANAEROBIC GROWTH; BIOREACTOR; BIOSYNTHESIS; DRUG EFFECTS; MICROBIOLOGY; POROSITY; POWDER; PROCEDURES; SEWAGE; THEORETICAL MODEL; WASTE DISPOSAL;

ADSORPTION; ANAEROBIOSIS; BIOFUELS; BIOREACTORS; CHARCOAL; METHANE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PENTACHLOROPHENOL; POROSITY; POWDERS; REFUSE DISPOSAL; SEWAGE;

EID: 84922342832     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2015.01.080     Document Type: Article

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