Bio-electrochemical removal of nitrate from water and wastewater-A review

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 99, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 3965-3974

  Ghafari, Shahin ^a   Hasan, Masitah ^a   Aroua, Mohamed Kheireddine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

BER; Bio electrochemical; Biological denitrification; Wastewater; Water

Indexed keywords

CATHODES; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; STREAM FLOW; WATER RESOURCES; WATER TREATMENT;

BIO-ELECTROCHEMICAL; BIOLOGICAL DENITRIFICATION; IMMOBILIZED AUTOTROPHS;

NITRATES;

CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; HYDROGEN; NITRATE; NITROGEN; WATER;

CATHODES; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; NITRATES; STREAM FLOW; WATER RESOURCES; WATER TREATMENT;

AQUACULTURE; AUTOTROPHY; BIOREACTOR; CATHODOLUMINESCENCE; DENITRIFICATION; DESIGN; ELECTROCHEMICAL METHOD; HEALTH IMPACT; IMMOBILIZATION; NITRATE; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; WASTEWATER;

AQUACULTURE; AUTOTROPHY; BIOELECTRO REACTOR; BIOREMEDIATION; DENITRIFICATION; ELECTROCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ELECTRON; HETEROTROPHY; IMMOBILIZATION; MARICULTURE; NONHUMAN; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTOR; REVIEW; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT;

BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOREACTORS; CARBON; CHEMISTRY, ORGANIC; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRODES; ELECTRONS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, CHEMICAL; NITRATES; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 40749136258     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2007.05.026     Document Type: Review

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