Nitrate removal from drinking water through the use of encapsulated microorganisms in alginate beads

Environmental Technology (United Kingdom)

Volumn 24, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1129-1134

  Liu, S X ^a   Peng, M ^a   Hermanowicz, S W ^b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b 109 McLaughlin Hall   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological treatment; Immobilization; Microorganisms; Nitrate removal; Water quality

Indexed keywords

ALGINATE; BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING; CALCIUM; DENITRIFICATION; DETERIORATION; MICROORGANISMS; NITRATES; POTABLE WATER; RADIOACTIVE WASTE VITRIFICATION; WATER QUALITY;

BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT; IMMOBILIZATION MATRICES; IMMOBILIZED MICROORGANISM; NITRATE CONCENTRATION; NITRATE REMOVAL; RESIDUAL CONCENTRATIONS; STABILIZING AGENTS; STRUCTURAL DETERIORATION;

NITROGEN REMOVAL;

ALGINIC ACID; CALCIUM DERIVATIVE; CARBON; DRINKING WATER; NITRATE; TARTARIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

DRINKING WATER; MICROORGANISM; NITRATE; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DENITRIFICATION; ENCAPSULATION; IMMOBILIZATION; MICROORGANISM; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; RECYCLING; SOLUBILITY; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 0242441590     PISSN: 09593330     EISSN: 1479487X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593330309385653     Document Type: Article

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