Investigation of solid-phase buffers for sulfur-oxidizing autotrophic denitrification

Water Environment Research

Volumn 79, Issue 13, 2007, Pages 2519-2526

  Sengupta, Sukalyan ^a   Ergas, Sarina J ^b   Lopez Luna, Erika ^b  

^a Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

^b University of Massachusetts   (United States)

Author keywords

Alkalinity; Crushed oyster shell; Denitrification; Limestone; Marble chips; pH; Sulfur

Indexed keywords

BIOREACTORS; CALCIUM CARBONATE; DENITRIFICATION; ECONOMICS; LIMESTONE; MARBLE; MOLLUSCS; NITRATES; NITROGEN REMOVAL; PACKED BEDS; PH; SHELLFISH; SULFUR; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

AUTOTROPHIC DENITRIFICATION; BIOLOGICAL DENITRIFICATION; DECENTRALIZED WASTEWATER; INFLUENT WASTEWATERS; NITRATE NITROGEN; OYSTER SHELL; PACKED-BED BIOREACTORS; RATE OF DISSOLUTIONS;

ALKALINITY;

BICARBONATE; BUFFER; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CARBONIC ACID; HYDROXIDE; LIMESTONE; NITRATE; NITROGEN; SULFUR;

ALKALINITY; AUTOTROPHY; BIVALVE; CALCIUM CARBONATE; DENITRIFICATION; LIMESTONE; PH; SULFUR; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ALKALINITY; ARTICLE; AUTOTROPHY; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; DECENTRALIZATION; DENITRIFICATION; DISSOLUTION; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; MICROORGANISM; NUTRIENT LOADING; OYSTER; PACKED BED REACTOR; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLID; TURBIDITY; WASTE WATER; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOREACTOR; CHEMICAL MODEL; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; SEWAGE; THIOBACILLUS; WATER MANAGEMENT;

OSTREIDAE;

BIOREACTORS; CALCIUM CARBONATE; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, CHEMICAL; NITRATES; NITROGEN; PILOT PROJECTS; SULFUR; THIOBACILLUS; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 39849092908     PISSN: 10614303     EISSN: 15547531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2175/106143007X254584     Document Type: Article

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