Enhanced biodegradation of hexachlorocyclohexane in upflow anaerobic sludge blanket reactor using methanol as an electron donor

• Published in: Bioresource technology Vol. 99; no. 7; pp. 2594 - 2602
• Main Authors: Bhatt, Praveena, Kumar, M. Suresh, Mudliar, Sandeep, Chakrabarti, Tapan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Elsevier Ltd 01.05.2008; [New York, NY]: Elsevier Ltd; Elsevier Science
• Subjects: Anaerobiosis; Biological and medical sciences; Bioreactors; Biotechnology; Dechlorination; Electron donor; Electrons; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Hexachlorocyclohexane; Lindane; Lindane - metabolism; Methanol - metabolism; Methods. Procedures. Technologies; Sewage; UASB; Various methods and equipments; Dechlorination; Hexachlorocyclohexane; UASB; Lindane; Electron donor; Biodegradation; Insecticide; Organochlorine compounds; Pesticides; Upflow anaerobic sludge blanket reactor; HCH; Methanol

Anaerobic dechlorination of technical grade hexachlorocyclohexane (THCH) was studied in a continuous upflow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB) reactor with methanol as a supplementary substrate and electron donor. A reactor without methanol served as the experimental control. The inlet feed concentrati...