Bhatt, Praveena and Kumar, M Suresh and Mudliar, Sandeep N and Chakrabarti, T (2006) Biodegradation of tech-hexachlorocyclohexane in a upflow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB) reactor. Bioresource Technology, 97. pp. 824-830.

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Abstract

Biodegradability of technical grade hexachlorocyclohexane (tech-HCH) was studied in an upflow anaerobic sludge blanket reactor (UASB) under continuous mode of operation in concentration range of 100–200 mg/l and constant HRT of 48 h. At steady state operation more than 85% removal of tech-HCH (upto 175 mg/l concentration) and complete disappearance of b-HCH was observed. Kinetic constants in terms of maximum specific tech-HCH utilization rate (k) and half saturation velocity constant (KL) were found to be 11.88 mg/g/day and 8.11 mg/g/day, respectively. The tech-HCH degrading seed preparation, UASB reactor startup and degradation in continuous mode of operation of the reactor is presented in this paper.

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	Microbiology
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Date Deposited:	09 Nov 2011 07:03
Last Modified:	25 Mar 2014 12:08
URI:	http://neeri.csircentral.net/id/eprint/48

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