Comparison of biological ammonium removal from synthetic metal refinery wastewater using three different types of reactor

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 617-620

  Manipura, A ^a   Barbosa, V L ^a   Burgess, J E ^a  

^a RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Biotechnology; Environmental; Pollution; Wasteprocessing

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; CHEMICAL REACTORS; EUTROPHICATION; METAL REFINERIES; REMOVAL; TOXIC MATERIALS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

METAL REFINERY WASTEWATER (MRWW); WASTEPROCESSING;

BIOTECHNOLOGY;

EID: 34247104499     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mineng.2006.11.008     Document Type: Article

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