Sulfide removal by simultaneous autotrophic and heterotrophic desulfurization-denitrification process

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 162, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 848-853

  Li, Wei ^a   Zhao, Qing liang ^a   Liu, Hao ^a  

^a HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Denitrification; Desulfurization; Nitrite; Sulfide; Sulfur

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; DENITRIFICATION; DESULFURIZATION; FIRE HAZARDS; NITRATES; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN REMOVAL; SULFUR; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

DENITRIFICATION PROCESSES; ELECTRON ACCEPTORS; HETEROTROPHIC DENITRIFICATIONS; HYDRAULIC RETENTION TIMES; LOADING RATES; NITRITE; ORGANIC WASTEWATERS; REMOVAL RATES; SULFIDE;

ORGANIC CARBON;

NITRATE; NITRITE; ORGANIC CARBON; SULFIDE;

BIOREACTOR; DENITRIFICATION; HETEROTROPHY; ORGANIC CARBON; REMOVAL EXPERIMENT; SULFIDE;

ARTICLE; AUTOTROPHY; BIOREACTOR; DEGRADATION; DENITRIFICATION; DESULFURIZATION; HETEROTROPHY; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

ANAEROBIOSIS; BIOREACTORS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; NITRATES; NITRITES; SULFIDES; SULFUR;

EID: 57649213245     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2008.05.108     Document Type: Article

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