Ionic liquid biodegradability depends on specific wastewater microbial consortia

Chemosphere

Volumn 136, Issue , 2015, Pages 160-166

  Docherty, Kathryn M ^a   Aiello, Steven W ^a   Buehler, Barbara K ^a   Jones, Stuart E ^b   Szymczyna, Blair R ^a   Walker, Katherine A ^a  

^a WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Ionic liquids; Microbial; Proactive; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADABILITY; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; IONIC LIQUIDS; POLLUTION; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

1-BUTYL-3-METHYLIMIDAZOLIUM CHLORIDE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; ENVIRONMENTAL RELEASE; MICROBIAL; MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES; PROACTIVE; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

BIODEGRADATION;

1 BUTYL 3 METHYLIMIDAZOLIUM CHLORIDE; 1 BUTYL 3 METHYLPYRIDINIUM BROMIDE; 1 OCTYL 3 METHYLPYRIDINIUM BROMIDE; IONIC LIQUID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; 1-BUTYL-3-METHYLIMIDAZOLIUM CHLORIDE; 1-BUTYL-3-METHYLPYRIDINIUM; 1-METHYLPYRIDINIUM; BROMIDE; IMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; POLLUTANT; PYRIDINIUM DERIVATIVE; WASTE WATER; WATER POLLUTANT;

BIODEGRADATION; BROMIDE; CHLORIDE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; IONIC COMPOSITION; LIQUID; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; AERATION; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADABILITY; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ENRICHMENT CULTURE; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MICROBIAL CONSORTIUM; MICROBIAL RESPIRATION; NONHUMAN; SPHINGOMONAS PAUCIMOBILIS; WASTE WATER; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT; BIOREMEDIATION; CHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; POLLUTANT; WATER POLLUTANT;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BROMIDES; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; IMIDAZOLES; IONIC LIQUIDS; MICROBIAL CONSORTIA; PYRIDINIUM COMPOUNDS; WASTE WATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84955264952     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: 18791298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2015.05.016     Document Type: Article

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