Autotrophic removal of sulphide from industrial wastewaters using oxygen and nitrate as electron acceptors

Environmental Engineering Science

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 457-470

  Yavuz, Berna ^a   Türker, Mustafa ^a,b   Engin, Güleda Önkal ^a  

^a GEBZE TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Pakmaya   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Activated sludge; Denitrification; Nitrate; Oxygen; Sulphide oxidation

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); DENITRIFICATION; MOLASSES; NITRATES; OXYGEN;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; AUTOTROPHIC REMOVAL; ELECTRON ACCEPTORS; SULPHIDE OXIDATION;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

MOLASSES; NITRATE; OXYGEN; SULFIDE;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; DENITRIFICATION; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; OXIDATION; PH; REACTION TIME; STOICHIOMETRY; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; THERMODYNAMICS; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT;

EID: 34247381517     PISSN: 10928758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/ees.2006.0068     Document Type: Article

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