Anoxic oxidation of arsenite linked to chemolithotrophic denitrification in continuous bioreactors

Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Volumn 105, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 909-917

  Sun, Wenjie ^a   Sierra Alvarez, Reyes ^a   Hsu, Ivann ^a   Rowlette, Pieter ^a,b   Field, Jim A ^a  

^a University of Arizona   (United States)

^b Department of Geology and Geological Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Anaerobic; Arsenate; Arsenic; Chemolithotrophic; Continuous bioreactor; Denitrification; UASB

Indexed keywords

ARSENATE; BIOLOGICAL OXIDATIONS; CONTINUOUS BIOREACTORS; ENDOGENOUS DENITRIFICATION; EXPERIMENTAL STRATEGY; GRANULAR SLUDGE; HIGH CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; HIGH INFLUENT CONCENTRATION; INITIAL CONCENTRATION; MICROBIAL POPULATIONS; NITRATE REDUCTION; NITRATE REMOVAL; OXIDATION PROCESS; SPECIFIC ACTIVITY; STOICHIOMETRIC RATIO; VOLUMETRIC LOADING;

ARSENIC; BIOASSAY; BIOCONVERSION; BIOREACTORS; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; OXIDATION; SPECTRUM ANALYZERS; STOICHIOMETRY;

DENITRIFICATION;

ARSENIC TRIOXIDE; NITRATE;

ARTICLE; BIOFILM; BIOREACTOR; CHEMOLITHOTROPH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENITRIFICATION; MICROBIAL POPULATION DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; SLUDGE; STOICHIOMETRY;

ANAEROBIOSIS; ARSENITES; BIOREACTORS; NITRATES; NITRITES; NITROGEN; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 77949363019     PISSN: 00063592     EISSN: 10970290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bit.22611     Document Type: Article

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