Improved anaerobic degradation of purified terephthalic acid wastewater by adding nanoparticles or co-substrates to facilitate the electron transfer process
Heng Li, Weidong Zhang, Dong Xia, Lingfen Ye, Wende Ma, Haiyan Li, Qingbiao Li, Yuanpeng Wang
Abstract
Improving the biodegradation efficiency of terephthalic acid (TA) wastewater processes is highly challenging, particularly in large-scale up-flow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB) reactors.
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Terephthalic acidWastewaterBiodegradationBlanketDegradation (telecommunications)Anaerobic exercisePulp and paper industryProcess (computing)ChemistryMaterials scienceWaste managementChemical engineeringOrganic chemistryPolyesterComputer scienceEngineeringComposite materialBiologyOperating systemTelecommunicationsPhysiologyMicrobial Fuel Cells and BioremediationMembrane Separation TechnologiesWater Treatment and Disinfection