Activated carbon fibers with redox-active functionalities improves the continuous anaerobic biotransformation of 4-nitrophenol

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 286, Issue , 2016, Pages 208-215

  Amezquita Garcia, H J ^a   Rangel Mendez, J R ^a   Cervantes, F J ^a   Razo Flores, E ^a  

^a INSTITUTO POTOSINO DE INVESTIGACIÓN CIENTÍFICA Y TECNOLÓGICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Activated carbon fibers; Biofilm; Biotransformation; Nitroaromatic; Redox mediator

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; BIOFILMS; BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS; CARBON FIBERS; EFFICIENCY; KETONES; REDOX REACTIONS; SURFACE CHEMISTRY;

ANAEROBIC BIOTRANSFORMATION; ANTHRAQUINONE-2 ,6-DISULFONATE; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CARBONACEOUS SUPPORTS; NITROAROMATIC; NITROAROMATIC COMPOUND; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; REDOX MEDIATORS;

BIOCONVERSION;

EID: 84946595492     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2015.10.085     Document Type: Article

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