Fluidized bed reactor for the biological treatment of ion-exchange brine containing perchlorate and nitrate

Water Research

Volumn 42, Issue 16, 2008, Pages 4291-4298

  Patel, A ^a   Zuo, G ^a   Lehman, S G ^b   Badruzzaman, M ^b   Clifford, D A ^a   Roberts, D J ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^b MWH AMERICAS INC   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biotreatment; Brine; Fluidized bed reactor; Nitrate; Perchlorate

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; CHEMICAL REACTORS; DEGRADATION; FLUID CATALYTIC CRACKING; FLUIDIZED BED FURNACES; FLUIDIZED BEDS; ION EXCHANGE; POTABLE WATER; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SUPERSATURATION;

BENCH SCALE; BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT; BIOTREATMENTS; CONTAMINATED DRINKING WATER; FLUIDIZED BED REACTORS; GRANULAR ACTIVATED CARBONS; HIGH SALTS; ION EXCHANGE PROCESS; ION-EXCHANGE BRINES; SALT BRINES;

NITRATES;

ACTIVATED CARBON; CARBON; GROUND WATER; NITRATE; NITROGEN; PERCHLORATE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ACTIVATED CARBON; BIOREMEDIATION; DEGRADATION; DRINKING WATER; ION EXCHANGE; NITRATE; PERCHLORATE; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; WATER POLLUTION;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; DEGRADATION KINETICS; FLOW KINETICS; FLOW RATE; FLUIDIZED BED REACTOR; ION EXCHANGE; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECYCLING; SALT TOLERANCE; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 52949109826     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2008.07.018     Document Type: Article

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