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Some systems for the biological oxidation of phenol‐bearing waste waters
Author(s) -
Smith R. M.
Publication year - 1963
Publication title -
biotechnology and bioengineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.136
H-Index - 189
eISSN - 1097-0290
pISSN - 0006-3592
DOI - 10.1002/bit.260050404
Subject(s) - phenol , effluent , waste management , phenols , environmental science , bearing (navigation) , degradation (telecommunications) , chemistry , pulp and paper industry , organic chemistry , engineering , computer science , telecommunications , artificial intelligence
Phenol‐bearing waste waters continue to be an area of wide concern for various industries faced with the task of cleaning up effluents containing relatively small amounts of these materials. The microbiological aspects of the degradation of these materials in pure culture and waste treatment plants is reviewed. Actual operating experiences at three plants of The Dow Chemical Company, where phenols are present in combination with other widely varying waste constituents, are discussed.