Document Type
Thesis
Date of Award
5-31-1989
Degree Name
Master of Science in Environmental Engineering - (M.S.)
Department
Civil and Environmental Engineering
First Advisor
Yeun C. Wu
Second Advisor
Su Ling Cheng
Third Advisor
Robert Dresnack
Abstract
Abstract - The biodegradation of Trichloroethylene by using anaerobic activated carbon fluidized bed has been investigated in the present study. High quality effluent was obtainable when the TCE influent concentration was up to 2.4 ppm in the first stage. Glucose was introduced as a cosubstrate to determine the effects of glucose/TCE ratio on the COD, Glucose and TCE removal. The experimental data indicates that the overall TCE removal efficiency was only slightly affected by TCE loading, but the first stage performance was significantly influenced by TCE loadings. It was also found that the microbial activities were affected by TCE loadings because of higher TCE concentrations.
Recommended Citation
Chin, Yeam-How, "Anaerobic biodegradation of trichloroethylene by activated carbon fluidized-bed" (1989). Theses. 2741.
https://digitalcommons.njit.edu/theses/2741
