Autotrophic denitrification of high-salinity wastewater using elemental sulfur: Batch tests

Water Environment Research

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 37-46

  Koenig, Albert ^a   Liu, Linghua ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research   (China)

Author keywords

Autotrophic denitrification; Coal power plant; Elemental sulfur; Flue gas desulfurization wash water; High salinity wastewater; Inhibition; Nitrate removal; Toxic effect

Indexed keywords

COAL COMBUSTION; NITROGEN; OSMOSIS; SALINITY MEASUREMENT; SEAWATER; SULFUR; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ELEMENTAL NITROGEN GAS; SALT IONS;

DENITRIFICATION;

CALCIUM PHOSPHATE; NITRATE; NITRITE; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; POLYPHOSPHATE; PYROPHOSPHATE; SEA WATER; SULFATE; SULFUR; TOXIC SUBSTANCE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

DENITRIFICATION; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SALINITY; SULFATE-REDUCING BACTERIUM; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; AUTOTROPHY; BACTERIUM; COMBUSTION; DENITRIFICATION; DESULFURIZATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FLUE GAS; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; PH; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALINITY; TEMPERATURE; WASTE WATER; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; CHEMISTRY; ELECTRIC POWER PLANT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; SEWAGE; WATER MANAGEMENT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; POWER PLANTS; SEAWATER; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SULFUR; TEMPERATURE; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 2542628964     PISSN: 10614303     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2175/106143004X141564     Document Type: Article

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