Nitrate and Nitrite Reduction by Fe0: Influence of Mass Transport, Temperature, and Denitrifying Microbes

Environmental Engineering Science

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 219-229

  Ginner, Jennifer L ^a,b   Alvarez, Pedro J J ^a   Smith, Sharon L ^a   Scherer, Michelle M ^a  

^a IA United States   (United States)

^b Hussey Gay Bell and DeYoung Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Denitrifiers; Iron metal; Nutrients; Reactive barrier; Rotating disk electrode; Zero valent iron

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ENERGY; DENITRIFICATION; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRODES; IRON; MASS TRANSFER; MICROBIOLOGY; MIXING; NITRATES; RATE CONSTANTS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

MASS TRANSPORT; NITRITE;

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING;

IRON; NITRATE; NITRITE;

DENITRIFICATION; IRON; NITRATE;

ARTICLE; DENITRIFICATION; ELECTROCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ELECTRODE; MICROORGANISM; MODEL; NONHUMAN; PARACOCCUS DENITRIFICANS; PH; REACTION ANALYSIS; REACTOR; REDUCTION; SURFACE PROPERTY; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE;

NEGIBACTERIA; PARACOCCUS DENITRIFICANS;

EID: 1542618513     PISSN: 10928758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/109287504773087381     Document Type: Article

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