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The Role of Methanogenic and Sulphate Reducing Bacteria in the Degradation of Tetrachloromethane

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Contaminated Soil ’95

Part of the book series: Soil & Environment ((SOEN,volume 5))

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Abstract

In an upflow packed-bed reactor (0.66 1; 40 cm3/cm2.d-1) filled with polyurethane foam particles (5×5×6 mm) and inoculated with digested sludge, acetate (1 mM) was completely utilized under anaerobic conditions. Acetate was used both by sulphate reducing bacteria and methanogens.

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  1. Department of Environmental Biotechnology, TNO Institute of Environmental Sciences, PO Box 6011, 2600 JA, Delft, The Netherlands

    J. H. de Best, H. J. Doddema & W. Harder

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  1. Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research TNO, Delft, The Netherlands

    W. J. Van Den Brink  & R. Bosman  & 

  2. The Research Center Karlsruhe (FZK), Karlsruhe, Germany

    F. Arendt

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de Best, J.H., Doddema, H.J., Harder, W. (1995). The Role of Methanogenic and Sulphate Reducing Bacteria in the Degradation of Tetrachloromethane. In: Van Den Brink, W.J., Bosman, R., Arendt, F. (eds) Contaminated Soil ’95. Soil & Environment, vol 5. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-0421-0_48

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