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Vol.3, No.5, 371-378 (2011) Natural Science /10.4236/ns.2011.35050 Comparative study of thermophilic and mesophilic anaerobic treatment of purified terephthalic acid (PTA) wastewater 1* 1 2 Michael Olawale Daramola , Elizabeth Funmilayo Aransiola , Adeniyi Ganiyu Adeogun 1Department of Chemical Engineering, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria; *Corresponding Author: kennydara@ 2Department of Integrated Urban Engineering, UNESCO-IHE Institute of Water Education, Delft, The Netherlands. Received 11 February 2011; revised 5 March 2011; accepted 27 March 2011. ABSTRACT 2.6 million tons. In 2005, the demand for PTA in China rose up to 12.14 million tons contributing to 42% of the The paper provides a critical comparison be- total world demand of about 28.8 million tones [1,2]. tween mesophilic and thermophilic anaerobic The process for the production of PTA developed by treatment of PTA wastewater through diagnosis the American Amoco Group [3] comprises: of a case study. Aspects covered are bioavail-  Wet oxidation of p -Xylene into acetic acid to pro- ability, biodegradability, microbial population, duce crude terephthalic acid (CTA). thermodynamics, kinetics involved