A membrane biofilm reactor achieves aerobic methane oxidation coupled to denitrification (AME-D) with high efficiency

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 83-87

  Modin, O ^a   Fukushi, K ^a   Nakajima, F ^a   Yamamoto, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Denitrification; Membrane; Methanotrophs

Indexed keywords

BIOFILMS; BIOFILTERS; BIOREACTORS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; DENITRIFICATION; MEMBRANES; METHANE; NITRATES; NITRIFICATION; OXIDATION; OXYGEN; WASTEWATER;

BIOFILM; BIOFILM REACTORS; DENITRIFIERS; ELECTRON DONORS; HIGH-EFFICIENCY; LABORATO RY STUDIES; MEMBRANE; MEMBRANE BIOFILM REACTOR; METHANE OXIDATION; METHANOTROPHS; NITRATE CONSUMPTION; ORGANIC METABOLITES; ORGANICS; SUSPENDED CULTURE; SUSPENDED GROWTH;

COUPLED CIRCUITS;

METHANE; NITRATE; OXYGEN;

BIOFILM; BIOREACTOR; DENITRIFICATION; MEMBRANE; METHANE; METHANOTROPHY; OXIC CONDITIONS; OXIDATION; WASTEWATER;

AEROBIC METABOLISM; AEROBIC METHANE OXIDATION COUPLED TO DENITRIFICATION; ARTICLE; BIOFILM REACTOR; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; DENITRIFICATION; ELECTRON; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LYSIS; MEMBRANE REACTOR; METABOLITE; METHANOTROPH; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

AEROBIOSIS; BIOFILMS; BIOREACTORS; ELECTRONS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; KINETICS; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; METHANE; NITRATES; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; OXYGEN;

EID: 50849125113     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2008.648     Document Type: Article

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