Experimental and modelling study of drinking water hydrogenotrophic denitrification in packed-bed reactors

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 165, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 812-824

  Vasiliadou, I A ^a   Karanasios, K A ^a   Pavlou, S ^b,c   Vayenas, D V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

^c INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING SCIENCES   (Greece)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Hydrogenotrophic denitrification; Modelling; Nitrate; Packed bed reactors

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION PROFILES; CONTINUOUS OPERATIONS; DENITRIFICATION RATES; DIFFERENT SIZES; DRINKING WATERS; FEED CONCENTRATIONS; HYDRAULIC LOADINGS; HYDROGENOTROPHIC DENITRIFICATION; MEAN DIAMETERS; MODELLING; MODELLING STUDIES; OPERATING MODES; PACKED-BED REACTORS; SUPPORT MEDIAS;

BIOFILMS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); GRAVEL; PACKED BEDS; POTABLE WATER;

DENITRIFICATION;

DRINKING WATER; HYDROGEN;

BIOFILM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENITRIFICATION; DRINKING WATER; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GRAVEL; MODELING; NITRATE;

ARTICLE; BIOFILM; BIOMASS; BIOREACTOR; DENITRIFICATION; FLUIDIZED BED; PACKED BED REACTOR; VOLUMETRY; WATER ANALYSIS;

FILTRATION; KINETICS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NITRATES; NITROGEN; PILOT PROJECTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 64549113693     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2008.10.067     Document Type: Article

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