Decreasing sulfide generation in sewage by dosing formaldehyde and its derivatives under anaerobic conditions

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 59, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1248-1254

  Zhang, L ^a,b   De Gusseme, B ^a   De Schryver, P ^a   Mendoza, L ^a   Marzorati, M ^a   Verstraete, W ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b EAST CHINA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Biocide; Biogenic sulfuric acid; Disinfectant; Microbial inhibitor; Microbially induced concrete corrosion (MlCC); Sulfate reducing bacteria

Indexed keywords

ACETAL RESINS; ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; BIOCIDES; CORROSION; CORROSION INHIBITORS; DISINFECTANTS; SEWAGE; SEWERS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; UREA; UREA FORMALDEHYDE RESINS;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE SYSTEMS; ANAEROBIC CONDITIONS; CONCRETE CORROSION; HYDROGEN SULFIDE EMISSION; MICROBIAL INHIBITOR; NITRIFICATION RATES; OXYGEN UPTAKE RATES; SULFATE REDUCING BACTERIA;

FORMALDEHYDE;

FORMALDEHYDE; OXYGEN; PARAFORMALDEHYDE; SULFIDE; UREA;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; CONCRETE; CORROSION; COST; DISINFECTION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; EMISSION; FORMALDEHYDE; INHIBITION; SEWAGE; SULFATE-REDUCING BACTERIUM; SULFIDE; TOXICITY;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; ECONOMIC ASPECT; NITRIFICATION; OXYGEN TRANSPORT; SEWAGE; SEWER; UPFLOW REACTOR;

EID: 65649154107     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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