Salt inhibition effects on simultaneous heterotrophic/ autotrophic denitrification of high nitrate wastewater

International Journal of Environmental Research

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 255-262

  Aminzadeh, B ^a   Torabian, A ^a   Azimi, A A ^a   Nabi Bidhendi, Gh R ^a   Mehrdadi, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Autotrophic; Denitrification; Heterotrophic; Nitrate; Packed bed reactor; Saline wastewater; Sulfur

Indexed keywords

AUTOTROPHY; BIOREACTOR; DENITRIFICATION; HETEROTROPHY; NITRATE; SALINITY; SULFUR; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER;

EID: 77954486106     PISSN: 17356865     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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