Effects of some alkyl phenols on methanogenic degradation of phenol
- 1 May 1988
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Applied and Environmental Microbiology
- Vol. 54 (5) , 1277-1279
- https://doi.org/10.1128/aem.54.5.1277-1279.1988
Abstract
The effects of six phenolic compounds (o-, m-, and p-cresol and 2-, 3-, and 4-ethylphenol) on the anaerobic biodegradation of phenol was examined in batch methanogenic cultures. Results showed that ethylphenols were more inhibitory of phenol degradation than were cresols. The inhibitory effects of the three isomers of cresol and ethylphenol did not vary with the isomer but rather with the substituted functional group.This publication has 12 references indexed in Scilit:
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