Enhancement of ammonia removal in peat biofilter seeded with enriched nitrifying bacteria

Environmental Technology (United Kingdom)

Volumn 21, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 1199-1204

  Yani, M ^a   Hirai, M ^a   Shoda, M ^a  

^a TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ammonia; Nitrification; Nitrifying bacteria; Peat biofilter; Removal kinetics

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; BACTERIA; BIOFILTERS; PEAT; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

AMMONIA REMOVAL; AMMONIUM SULFATE; MIXED CULTURES; NITRIFYING BACTERIA; PEAT BIOFILTER; REMOVAL CAPACITY; REMOVAL KINETICS; SPACE VELOCITIES;

NITRIFICATION;

AMMONIA; NITROGEN;

AMMONIA; BACTERIUM; FILTER; GAS-GAS SEPARATION; NITRIFICATION; PEAT; REMOVAL;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILTER; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; NITRIFICATION; SOIL TREATMENT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0033790349     PISSN: 09593330     EISSN: 1479487X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593332108618039     Document Type: Article

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