Hydrogenotrophic denitrification and perchlorate reduction in ion exchange brines using membrane biofilm reactors

Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Volumn 104, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 483-491

  Sahu, Ashish K ^a   Conneely, Teresa ^b   Nüsslein, Klaus ^b   Ergas, Sarina J ^c  

^a PO Box 6875 Rodelokka   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^c University of Massachusetts   (United States)

Author keywords

Denitrification; Hydrogen; Ion exchange brines; Membrane biofilm reactor; Microbial metabolic activity; Nitrate; Perchlorate

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL REDUCTIONS; CONTAMINATED GROUNDWATER; CONTAMINATED WATER; CONTINUOUS FLOWS; DENITRIFYING BACTERIA; HALOTOLERANT; HYDROGENOTROPHIC DENITRIFICATION; MASS TRANSFER COEFFICIENT; MEMBRANE BIOFILM REACTOR; MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES; MICROBIAL METABOLIC ACTIVITY; OPERATING MODES; PERCHLORATE; PHYLOGENETIC ANALYSIS; PROTEOBACTERIA; REACTION TIME; REMOVAL EFFICIENCIES; TAP WATER;

BACTERIA; BACTERIOLOGY; BIOFILMS; BIOFILTERS; BIOREACTORS; BRINES; DENITRIFICATION; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEOLOGY; ION EXCHANGERS; IONS; MASS TRANSFER; MEMBRANES; METABOLISM; REDUCTION; REMOVAL; REYNOLDS NUMBER; WASTEWATER;

ION EXCHANGE;

GROUND WATER; NITRATE; PERCHLORATE; TAP WATER;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIOFILM; DENITRIFICATION; DENITRIFYING BACTERIUM; GAMMAPROTEOBACTERIA; INOCULATION; ION EXCHANGE; MEMBRANE REACTOR; NITRATE REDUCING BACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; REACTION TIME; REDUCTION; SALT TOLERANCE; SOLUBILITY; SPHINGOBACTERIA; WASTE WATER; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SUPPLY;

BACTEROIDETES; BIOFILMS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; GAMMAPROTEOBACTERIA; HYDROGEN; ION EXCHANGE; MEMBRANES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NITRITES; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PERCHLORIC ACID; PHYLOGENY; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); GAMMAPROTEOBACTERIA; SPHINGOBACTERIA;

EID: 70349309653     PISSN: 00063592     EISSN: 10970290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bit.22414     Document Type: Article

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