Cometabolism of TCE in a Suspended Growth Bioreactor with TCE Mass Transfer by Hollow Fiber Membrane Contactor

这一奖项旨在为初步研究和规划活动提供支持，这些活动涉及确定从受这种有机溶剂污染的地下水中去除三氯乙烯的工艺的可行性。建议的工艺包括使用包括中空纤维膜接触器的反应器来从受污染的水中去除三氯乙烯，在苯酚水溶液中浓缩这种污染物，然后在悬浮生长生物反应器中进行生物处理。导致该奖项的提案是按照项目公告NSF 92-90中包含的标准提交的，女科学家和女工程师研究规划补助金和职业发展奖。预计该项目的结果将为制定一项竞争性的研究方案提供必要的指导，该方案将导致工艺的工程设计标准。可以用来净化地下水的。

This is an award to provide support for preliminary research and planning activities involved in determination of the feasibility of a process to remove trichloroethylene from groundwater contaminated with this organic solvent. The proposed process involves use of a reactor that incorporates a hollow fiber membrane contactor for removal of the trichloroethylene from the contaminated water, concentration of this contaminant in an aqueous phenol solution followed by biotreatment in a suspended growth bioreactor. The proposal leading to this award was submitted in accord with criteria contained in the Program Announcement NSF 92-90, Research Planning Grants and Career Advancement Awards for Women Scientists and Engineers. Results of this project are expected to provide guidance necessary in development of a competitive proposal for conduct of research that would lead to engineering design criteria for a process that could be utilized in decontamination of groundwater.