Improvement of autohydrogenotrophic nitrite reduction rate through optimization of pH and sodium bicarbonate dose in batch experiments

Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering

Volumn 107, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 275-280

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Autohydrogenotrophic; Bicarbonate; Denitrification; Nitrite; Optimization; pH

Indexed keywords

AUTOHYDROGENOTROPHIC; BATCH EXPERIMENTS; BICARBONATE; CENTRAL COMPOSITE DESIGNS; DEGRADATION RATES; DENITRIFICATION PROCESS; DENITRIFIERS; DENITRIFYING BACTERIA; EFFECTIVE PARAMETERS; EXPERIMENTAL DATUM; INTERACTIVE EFFECTS; NITRITE; NITRITE ACCUMULATIONS; NITRITE REDUCTIONS; OPERATIVE PARAMETERS; OPTIMUM CONDITIONS; PH RANGES; QUADRATIC MODELS; REDUCTION RATES; RESPONSE SURFACE DESIGNS; SODIUM BICARBONATES;

BACTERIA; BACTERIOLOGY; CARBONATES; CHARGE COUPLED DEVICES; DEGRADATION; DENITRIFICATION; NITRATION; OPTIMIZATION; SODIUM; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

REDUCTION;

BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; NITRITES; SODIUM BICARBONATE; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 61449158659     PISSN: 13891723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiosc.2008.11.008     Document Type: Article

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