Reductive dechlorination under acidic condition

• Main Author: Jiang, Xie
• Other Authors: Ng Wun Jern
• Format: Theses and Dissertations
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Environmental engineering::Water treatment; DRNTU::Engineering::Environmental engineering::Hazardous substances
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/55850
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Chlorophenols with their toxicity, persistence and detrimental effects on the environment raise great concerns. Biological treatment seems to be the most economical way when dealing with wastewater containing these chlorinated compounds. Anaerobic dechlorination of chlorophenols has been extensively...