Anaerobic biodegradation of phenol: Bacterial acclimation and system performance
Abstract
Bacterial acclimation in anaerobic phenol-bearing wastewater treatment processes is very difficult in general. New acclimation methods were studied through four parallel experiments with different inoculam. The study reveals that the sludge from aerobic phenolbearing wastewater plants may be used for anaerobic processes directly, and that the sludge adaptive time is only one-fifth of the traditional method. An anaerobic suspended-growth process was tested in a dynamic batch feeding operation. The study indicates that the anaerobic treatment process for high-concentration phenol-bearing wastewater has the advantages of low construction cost and energy consumption, easy operation, and high phenol removal efficiency.
Recommended Citation
W. Jianmin et al., "Anaerobic biodegradation of phenol: Bacterial acclimation and system performance," Water Science and Technology, vol. 28, no. 7, pp. 17 - 22, IWA Publishing, Jan 1993.
The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.2166/wst.1993.0137
Department(s)
Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering
Keywords and Phrases
Anaerobic; Bacteria acclimation; Phenol-bearing wastewater; Suspended-growth process; Wastewater treatment
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
0273-1223
Document Type
Article - Journal
Document Version
Final Version
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 2025 The Authors, All rights reserved.
Publication Date
01 Jan 1993
