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Evaluation of detergent degradation using activated sludge

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  • Symposium: Biodegradable detergents. Part I conducted by The American Oil Chemists’ Society at its 55tn Annual Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana April 19–22,1964
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Abstract

Continuous feed activated sludge systems provide excellent facilities for evaluating detergent biodegradability only when the environmental conditions can be rigidly controlled. Degradation is rapid in such a system, and because of the microorganisms and environment used, the rate and extent should closely approximate detergent decomposition in many municipal waste disposal plants. The design and operation of such a continuous feed activated sludge unit are described, and observed detergent degradation patterns are reported.

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  1. Continental Oil Company, Ponca City, Oklahoma

    R. L. Huddleston & R. C. Allred

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  1. R. L. Huddleston
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Huddleston, R.L., Allred, R.C. Evaluation of detergent degradation using activated sludge. J Am Oil Chem Soc 41, 732–735 (1964). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02676258

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