Inhibition of sulfate-reducing and methanogenic activities of anaerobic sewer biofilms by ferric iron dosing

Water Research

Volumn 43, Issue 17, 2009, Pages 4123-4132

  Zhang, Lishan ^a   Keller, Jürg ^a   Yuan, Zhiguo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ferric; Inhibition; Methane; Methanogens; Rising main; Sewer; Sulfate reducing bacteria; Sulfide

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIOFILMS; CORROSION; EFFLUENTS; ENZYME INHIBITION; EXPERIMENTAL REACTORS; GREENHOUSE GASES; METHANE; METHANOGENS; ODOR CONTROL; SALTS; SEWAGE; SEWERS;

EXPERIMENTAL SYSTEM; FERRIC; METHANE PRODUCTION; METHANOGENIC ACTIVITY; RISING MAIN; SULFATE REDUCING BACTERIA; SULFIDE; SULFIDE PRECIPITATION;

SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

FERRIC ION; INORGANIC COMPOUND; METHANE; SULFATE; SULFIDE; SULFITE; SULFUR; THIOSULFATE; WATER;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIOFILM; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; INHIBITION; IRON; METHANOGENIC BACTERIUM; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); SEWER NETWORK; SULFATE-REDUCING BACTERIUM;

ANAEROBIC REACTOR; ARTICLE; BATCH REACTOR; BIOFILM REACTOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORROSION; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; GREENHOUSE GAS; INHIBITION KINETICS; METHANOGENIC BACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; ODOR CONTROL; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEWER; SULFATE REDUCING BACTERIUM; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 69949095064     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2009.06.013     Document Type: Article

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