References

  1. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Public Health Service, Toxicological Profile for Chlorophenols, 1999.
  2. J. Michałowicz, W. Duda, Phenols – sources and toxicity, Pol. J. Environ. Studies, 16 (2006) 347–362.
  3. N. Christiansen, H.V. Hendriksen, K.T. Järvinen, B.K. Ahring, Degradation of chlorinated aromatic compounds in UASB reactors, Water Sci. Technol., 31 (1995) 249–259.
  4. A. Vallecillo, P.A. Garcia-Encina, M. Pena, Anaerobic biodegradability and toxicity of chlorophenols, Water Sci. Technol., 40 (1999) 161–168.
  5. World Health Organization (WHO), Chlorophenols in Drinking Water, Background Document for Development WHO Guidelines for Drinking Water Quality, Geneva, Switzerland, 1996.
  6. EPA (Environmental Protection Agency, US), Wastewater Technology Fact Sheet, Sequencing Batch Reactors, 2009, pp. 1–9.
  7. N.A. Yusoff, S.A. Ong, L.N. Ho, Y.S. Wong, W.F. Khalik, S.L. Lee, Evaluation of biodegradation process: comparative study between suspended and hybrid microorganism growth system in sequencing batch reactor (SBR) for removal of phenol, Biochem. Eng. J., 115 (2016) 1–28.
  8. J.-W. Lim, S.-L. Ng, S.-M. Khor, C.-E. Seng, Inhibitory effect of 2,4-dichlorophenol on nitrogen removal in a sequencing batch reactor, Korean J. Chem. Eng., 29 (2012) 886–890.
  9. M. Zain Khan, P.K. Mondal, S. Sabir, Bioremediation of 2-chlorophenol containing wastewater by aerobic granuleskinetics and toxicity, J. Hazard. Mater., 190 (2011) 222–228.
  10. M.-S. Miao, Y.-J. Zhang, L. Shu, J. Zhang, Q. Kong, N. Li, Development and characterization of the 2,4,6-trichlorophenol (2,4,6-TCP) aerobic degrading granules in sequencing batch airlift reactor, Int. Biodeterior. Biodegrad., 95 (2014) 61–66.
  11. M. Zain Khan, P.J. Mondal, S. Sabir, V. Tare, Degradation pathway, toxicity, and kinetics of 2,4,6-TCP with different co-substrate by aerobic granules in SBR, Bioresour. Technol., 102 (2011) 7016–7021.
  12. Q. Kong, J. Zhang, H.H. Ngo, S. Ni, S. Fu, N. Guo, L. Tian, Nitrous oxide emission in an aerobic granulation sequencing batch airlift reactor at ambient temperatures, Int. Biodeterior. Biodegrad., 85 (2013) 533–538.
  13. I. Fernández, M.E. Suárez-Ojeda, J. Pérez, J. Carrera, Aerobic biodegradation of a mixture of monosubstituted phenols in a sequencing batch reactor, J. Hazard. Mater., 260 (2013) 563–568.
  14. H.J. Knackmuss, Basic knowledge and perspectives of bioelimination of xenobiotic compounds, J. Biotechnol., 85 (1996) 533–538.
  15. A.K. Haritash, C.P. Kaushik, Biodegradation aspects of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs): a review, J. Hazard. Mater., 169 (2009) 1–15.
  16. C.H. Chan, P.E. Lim, Evaluation of sequencing batch reactor performance with aerated and unaerated FILL periods in treating phenol-containing wastewater, Bioresour. Technol., 98 (2007) 1333–1338.
  17. H.Q. Yu, G.W. Gu, Treatment of phenolic wastewater by sequencing batch reactors with aerated and unaerated fills, Waste. Manage., 16 (1996) 561–566.
  18. M. Pan, T. Chen, Z. Hu, X. Zhan, Assessment of nitrogen and phosphorus removal in an intermittently aerated sequencing batch reactor (IASBR) and a sequencing batch reactor (SBR), Water Sci. Technol., 68 (2013) 400–405.
  19. F. Kargi, A. Uygur, H.S. Baskaya, para-Chlorophenol inhibition on COD, nitrogen, and phosphate removal from synthetic wastewater in a sequencing batch reactor, Bioresour. Technol., 96 (2005) 1696–1702.
  20. Z. Hu, R.A. Ferraina, J.F. Ericson, A.A. McKay, B.F. Smets, Biomass characteristics in three sequencing batch reactors treating wastewater containing synthetic organic chemicals, Water Res., 39 (2005) 710–720.
  21. A. Uygur, F. Kargi, Phenol inhibition of biological nutrient removal in a four-step Sequencing Batch Reactor, Process Biochem., 39 (2003) 2123–2128.
  22. A. Carucci, S. Milia, G. Cappai, A. Muntoni, A direct comparison amongst different technologies (aerobic granular sludge, SBR and MBR) for the treatment of wastewater contaminated by 4-chlorophenol, J. Hazard. Mater., 177 (2010) 1119–1125.
  23. N.F. Gray, Biology of Wastewater Treatment, Imperial College Press, London, 2004.
  24. G. Tchobanoglous, F.L. Burton, H.D. Stensel, Wastewater Engineering: Treatment and Reuse, Metcalf & Eddy, New York, 1991.
  25. M.R. Templeton, D. Butler, Introduction to Wastewater Treatment, Ventus Publishing ApS, international publication, 2011.
  26. Z. Duan, Microbial degradation of phenol by activated sludge in a batch reactor, Environ. Prot. Eng., 37 (2011) 53–63.
  27. V. Inglezakis, A. Kudarova, D. Tarassov, A. Jetybayeva, Y. Myngtay, D. Zhalmuratova, D. Nurmukhambetov, Inhibitory effects of polar and non-polar organic substances on activated sludge activity, Desal. Wat. Treat., 91 (2017) 185–191.
  28. V.J. Inglezakis, S. Malamis, A. Omirkhan, J. Nauruzbayeva, Z. Makhtayeva, T. Seidakhmetov, A. Kudarova, Investigating the inhibitory effect of cyanide, phenol and 4-nitrophenol in the activated sludge process employed for the treatment of petroleum wastewater, J. Environ. Manage., 203 (2017) 825–830.