Study of a combined heterotrophic and sulfur autotrophic denitrification technology for removal of nitrate in water

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 169, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 23-28

  Liu, Huijuan ^a   Jiang, Wei ^a   Wan, Dongjin ^a,b   Qu, Jiuhui ^a  

^a RESEARCH CENTER FOR ECO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Combined reactor; Drinking water; Heterotrophic denitrification; Sulfur autotrophic denitrification

Indexed keywords

AUTOTROPHIC DENITRIFICATION; AUTOTROPHIC DENITRIFICATION PROCESS; C:N RATIO; CARBON SOURCE; COMBINED REACTOR; CONCENTRATION OF; DRINKING WATER; FLUIDIZED REACTOR; HETEROTROPHIC DENITRIFICATION; HIGH EFFICIENCY; HYDRAULIC RETENTION TIME; LOADING RATE; NITRATE REMOVAL; OPERATION CONDITIONS; PH BALANCE; SULFATE CONCENTRATIONS; TWO-STEP PROCESS;

BIOMASS; DENITRIFICATION; DEWATERING; EFFLUENTS; FLUIDIZATION; METHANOL; NITRATES; NUCLEAR REACTORS; POTABLE WATER; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SULFUR;

NITROGEN REMOVAL;

DRINKING WATER; METHANOL; NITRATE; NITRITE; SULFUR;

DENITRIFICATION; DRINKING WATER; EFFLUENT; NITRATE; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SULFUR; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; AUTOTROPHY; BIOFILM; BIOMASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENITRIFICATION; EFFLUENT; FLUIDIZED BED REACTOR; HETEROTROPHY; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; REACTOR OPERATION; WATER POLLUTION CONTROL;

AUTOTROPHIC PROCESSES; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOMASS; HETEROTROPHIC PROCESSES; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; METHANOL; NITRATES; SULFATES; SULFUR; WATER POLLUTANTS; WATER PURIFICATION; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 67649830120     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2009.03.053     Document Type: Article

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