Development of a response surface for prediction of nitrate removal in sulfur-limestone autotrophic denitrification fixed-bed reactors

Journal of Environmental Engineering

Volumn 132, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1068-1072

  Zhang, Tian C ^a   Zeng, Hui ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Abatement and removal; Biofilm; Denitrification; Kinetics; Nitrates; Predictions; Reactors

Indexed keywords

BIOFILMS; CHEMICAL REACTORS; EFFLUENTS; KINETIC THEORY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NITRATES; POLYNOMIALS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REMOVAL; WATER TREATMENT;

HYDRAULIC RETENTION TIME (HRT); NITRATE-NITROGEN CONCENTRATION; RESPONSE SURFACE;

DENITRIFICATION;

BIOFILMS; CHEMICAL REACTORS; DENITRIFICATION; EFFLUENTS; KINETIC THEORY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NITRATES; POLYNOMIALS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REMOVAL; WATER TREATMENT;

BIOFILM; DENITRIFICATION; EFFLUENT; LIMESTONE; NITRATE; SULFUR;

EID: 33747417106     PISSN: 07339372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9372(2006)132:9(1068)     Document Type: Article

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