Nitrate removal from drinking water in a packed-bed bioreactor coupled by a methanol-based electrochemical gas generator

Environmental Progress and Sustainable Energy

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 278-285

  Vagheei, Ramazan ^a   Ganjidoust, Hossein ^a   Azimi, Ali Akbar ^b   Ayati, Bita ^a  

^a TARBIAT MODARES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Auto trophic denitrification; Drinking water; Methanol electrolysis; Nitrate removal

Indexed keywords

A-CARBON; AUTO-TROPHIC DENITRIFICATION; CARBON SOURCE; CHEMICAL ADDITION; CONTAMINATED DRINKING WATER; DC VOLTAGE; DENITRIFIERS; DRINKING WATER; ELECTROLYTE SOLUTIONS; ELECTRON DONORS; HIGH PRESSURE; IN-SITU; INTEGRATED SYSTEMS; NITRATE CONCENTRATION; NITRATE REMOVAL; ORGANIC SUBSTANCES; PACKED-BED BIOREACTORS; PROCESS OPERATION; RELIABLE SYSTEMS; REMOVAL EFFICIENCIES; RETENTION TIME; UNDERGROUND WATER;

BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; CARBON DIOXIDE; DENITRIFICATION; DEWATERING; ECOLOGY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTROLYSIS; ELECTROLYTES; GAS CYLINDERS; GROUNDWATER; INTEGRATED OPTICS; METHANOL; NITRATES; POTABLE WATER; WATER POLLUTION;

NITROGEN REMOVAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 77956469718     PISSN: 19447442     EISSN: 19447450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ep.10404     Document Type: Article

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