Behavior of Natural Estrogens in Activated Sludge: Biodegradation in Semicontinuous Reactor under Aerobic, Anaerobic and Sequential Anaerobic/Aerobic Conditions | Zendy

Reni Desmiarti | Zendy; Fusheng Li | Zendy

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Behavior of Natural Estrogens in Activated Sludge: Biodegradation in Semicontinuous Reactor under Aerobic, Anaerobic and Sequential Anaerobic/Aerobic Conditions

Author(s) -

Reni Desmiarti,

Fusheng Li

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

journal of engineering and technological sciences

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.202

H-Index - 14

eISSN - 2338-5502

pISSN - 2337-5779

DOI - 10.5614/j.eng.technol.sci.2013.45.2.1

Subject(s) - anaerobic exercise , biodegradation , effluent , estrone , sewage , activated sludge , chemistry , bioreactor , pulp and paper industry , sewage treatment , biology , environmental science , environmental engineering , biochemistry , organic chemistry , physiology , hormone , engineering

The behavior of natural estrogens was examined by separately spiking 17β-estradiol (E2) and estrone (E1) into semicontinuous activated sludge reactors operated under aerobic, anaerobic and sequential anaerobic/aerobic conditions. Under aerobic and anaerobic conditions, E1 was formed from E2. The cactivated sludge; biodegradation; estrogens; estradiol; estroneonversion of E1 to E2 was did not occur under aerobic conditions. The maximum conversion of E2 to E1 was higher than the maximum conversion of E1 to E2. Overall, the degradation rate of E2 (kE2) was much faster than that of E1 (kE1). The findings suggest that E1 is probably more persistent than E2 in effluent of sewage treatment plants

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