Use of pyrite for pH control during hydrogenotrophic denitrification using metallic iron as the ultimate electron donor

Chemosphere

Volumn 61, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 1020-1031

  Jha, Deepti ^a   Bose, Purnendu ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KANPUR   (India)

Author keywords

Buffering; Hydrogenotrophic denitrification; Metallic iron; Pyrite

Indexed keywords

DENITRIFICATION; ELECTRONS; METALLIC COMPOUNDS; MICROORGANISMS; PH; POROUS MATERIALS; TOXICITY;

BUFFERING; HYDROGENOTROPHIC DENITRIFICATION; METALLIC IRON; SULFATE CONCENTRATION;

PYRITES;

BUFFER; FERROUS HYDROXIDE; HYDROGEN; HYDROXIDE; ION; IRON; MINERAL; PYRITE; SULFATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

DENITRIFICATION; PH; POLLUTANT REMOVAL;

ARTICLE; BATCH PROCESS; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DENITRIFICATION; EFFLUENT; EFFLUENT TOXICITY; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; MICROORGANISM; MOLECULAR STABILITY; OXIDATION; PH; POROSITY; REDUCTION;

EID: 27644574627     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2005.03.028     Document Type: Article

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