Treatment of phenolic wastewater in suspended and fixed bed bioreactors

Phenol and chlorophenols are among the most important class of raw materials in chemical industry. These compounds also list among priority pollutants. The main problem in treating phenol or chlorophenol containing wastewater is the toxicity it exerts to the microbial flora in biological treatment p...

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Main Author: Bajaj, Mini (auth)
Format: Book Chapter
Published: KIT Scientific Publishing 2009
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Summary:Phenol and chlorophenols are among the most important class of raw materials in chemical industry. These compounds also list among priority pollutants. The main problem in treating phenol or chlorophenol containing wastewater is the toxicity it exerts to the microbial flora in biological treatment plants. This may lead to partial or complete treatment plant failure, when the microbial flora is not adapted to phenol concentrations in the influent. The purpose of this thesis was to adapt the microbial flora of domestic sewage sludge to phenol and 2-chlorophenol at high concentration under continuous feeding conditions for long time periods and to study the response of suspension and fixed biofilm systems to transient loading and operation.
Physical Description:1 electronic resource (XXXIII, 134 p. p.)
ISBN:KSP/1000009916
9783866443167
Access:Open Access