Evaluation of autotrophic and heterotrophic processes in biofilm reactors used for removal of sulphide, nitrate and COD

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 101, Issue 21, 2010, Pages 8109-8118

  Tang, Kimberley ^a   An, Shijie ^a   Nemati, Mehdi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biodesulphurization; Biofilm; COD removal; Denitrification; Loading rate

Indexed keywords

ACETATE REMOVAL; BIODESULPHURIZATION; BIOFILM REACTORS; COD REMOVAL; END-PRODUCTS; HETEROTROPHIC CONDITIONS; HETEROTROPHIC PROCESS; LOADING RATE; LOADING RATIO; MICROBIAL CULTURE; NITRATE LOADING RATES; NITRATE REMOVAL; OIL RESERVOIRS; RESIDENCE TIME; SULPHATES;

BIOFILMS; BIOFILTERS; BIOREACTORS; CELL CULTURE; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; DENITRIFICATION; LOADING; OXIDATION; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; SULFUR;

NITRATES;

ACETIC ACID; COD LIVER OIL; NITRATE; SULFATE; SULFIDE; SULFUR; ACETIC ACID DERIVATIVE; ION; NITRIC ACID DERIVATIVE; OXYGEN;

ACETATE; AUTOTROPHY; BIOFILM; BIOREACTOR; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; DENITRIFICATION; HETEROTROPHY; NITRATE; OXIDATION; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; RESERVOIR; SULFIDE;

ARTICLE; AUTOTROPHY; BIOFILM REACTOR; CELL SUSPENSION; CHEMICAL REACTION; DENITRIFICATION; DESULFURIZATION; HETEROTROPHY; IMMOBILIZED CELL; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION KINETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THIOMICROSPIRA; WATER TREATMENT; BIOFILM; BIOREACTOR; BIOREMEDIATION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; KINETICS; METABOLISM;

ACETATES; AUTOTROPHIC PROCESSES; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOFILMS; BIOREACTORS; HETEROTROPHIC PROCESSES; IONS; KINETICS; NITRATES; OXYGEN; SULFIDES;

EID: 77954534815     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2010.06.037     Document Type: Article

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