Biological oxidation of dissolved methane in effluents from anaerobic reactors using a down-flow hanging sponge reactor

Water Research

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1409-1418

  Hatamoto, Masashi ^a   Yamamoto, Hiroki ^a   Kindaichi, Tomonori ^a   Ozaki, Noriatsu ^a   Ohashi, Akiyoshi ^a  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anaerobic treatment; Down flow hanging sponge (DHS); Greenhouse gas; Methane oxidation; Post treatment

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; DISSOLUTION; EFFICIENCY; EFFLUENTS; GREENHOUSE GASES; NITROGEN REMOVAL; OXIDATION; RNA; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WETLANDS;

ANEROBIC TREATMENT; DISSOLVED METHANE; DOWN-FLOW HANGING SPONGE; DOWN-FLOW HANGING SPONGES; GREENHOUSES GAS; LOADING RATE; METHANE OXIDATION; METHANOTROPHS; POST TREATMENT; REMOVAL RATE;

METHANE;

AMMONIA; METHANE; NITRATE; RNA 16S;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; EFFLUENT; GREENHOUSE GAS; METHANE; OXIDATION; WASTE FACILITY; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

AIRFLOW; ANAEROBIC REACTOR; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN FLOW HANGING SPONGE REACTOR; EFFLUENT; GREENHOUSE GAS; METHANOTROPH; MOLECULAR CLONING; NITRIFICATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OXIDATION; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTOR; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT;

METHYLOCOCCACEAE; METHYLOCYSTACEAE;

EID: 76749120946     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2009.11.021     Document Type: Article

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