The denitrification and neutralization performance of an electrochemically activated biofilm reactor used to treat nitrate-contaminated groundwater

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 61-68

  Sakakibara, Y ^a   Araki, K ^a   Watanabe, T ^a   Kuroda, M ^a  

^a GUNMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Biofilm model; Biofilm electrode system; Denitrification; Drinking water; Electric current; Ground water; Hydrogen; Neutralization; Nitrate; Reactor model

Indexed keywords

ANODES; BIOFILMS; BIOREACTORS; CATHODES; DENITRIFICATION; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HYDROGEN; NITRATES; OXYGEN; POTABLE WATER;

BIOFILM ELECTRODE SYSTEM; NEUTRALIZATION;

BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT;

DISSOLVED OXYGEN; GROUND WATER; NITRATE;

ARTICLE; BIOFILM; BIOREACTOR; DENITRIFICATION; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRODE; PERFORMANCE; POWER SUPPLY; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 0030771172     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1223(97)00323-5     Document Type: Article

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