Biological Wastewater Treatment for Phenol Removal: A Review

Biological Wastewater Treatment for Phenol Removal: A Review

Type	Journal Article
Author	Sunil Jayant Kulkarni
URL	Free Full Text Source:  http://internationaljournalofresearch.org/index.php/ijr/article/view/1470
Volume	2
Issue	2
Pages	593–598
Publication	International Journal of Research
Date	2015
Abstract	Various treatment methods used for phenol removal include various chemical and biological treatments. Advanced treatment methods like steam stripping, adsorption, ion exchange solvent extraction, oxidation, phase transfer catalysis and biological treatment processes have been used for phenol removal. Various aerobic and anaerobic treatments are investigated by various researchers. Also combination of different methods coupled with biological process has also been studied. Authors review various methods used for biological removal of phenol. It was found that phenol removal and decomposition by various bacterial pathways was feasible and effective alternative. Biosorption of phenol was simple and effective method for phenol removal. Both suspended and attached growth processes are investigated for phenol removal and can be potentially effective choice for biological phenol removal.