Selective reduction of nitrate to nitrogen gas in a biofilm-electrode reactor

Water Research

Volumn 32, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 2728-2734

  Feleke, Z ^a   Araki, K ^b   Sakakibara, Y ^a   Watanabe, T ^a   Kuroda, M ^a  

^a GUNMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Tostem Co Ltd   (Japan)

Author keywords

Biofilm electrode reactor; Denitrification; Ground water; Nitrate; Selectivity

Indexed keywords

AMORPHOUS MATERIALS; BIOFILMS; BIOREACTORS; CALCIUM; EFFLUENTS; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTRODES; IONS; MAGNESIUM; NITRATES; NITROGEN REMOVAL; SOLUBILITY;

BIOFILM ELECTRODE REACTOR; MICROBIAL DENITRIFICATION; SATURATION INDEX;

WATER TREATMENT;

CALCIUM; GROUND WATER; MAGNESIUM; NITRATE; NITROGEN;

ARTICLE; BIOFILM; CALCULATION; DENITRIFICATION; EFFLUENT; ELECTRIC CURRENT; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRODE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTOR; REDUCTION; SOLUBILITY; WATER POLLUTION;

ZIZIPHUS MAURITIANA;

EID: 0032171367     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(98)00018-9     Document Type: Article

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