Autotrophic nitrogen-removing biofilms on porous and non-porous membranes

Environmental Technology

Volumn 31, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1391-1401

  Celmer Repin, Dominika ^a   Hwang, Jong Hyuk ^b   Cicek, Nazim ^b   Oleszkiewicz, Jan A ^b  

^a CITY OF WINNIPEG   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

autotrophic nitrogen removal; hydrogen driven denitrification; membrane biofilm reactors (MBfR); nitrification

Indexed keywords

BIOFILMS; BIOFILTERS; BIOREACTORS; DENITRIFICATION; HYDROGEN; MEMBRANES; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; ORGANIC CARBON; OXIDATION; PLANTS (BOTANY); WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

AUTOTROPHIC NITROGEN REMOVAL; BIOMASS YIELD; CARBON ADDITION; CRITICAL ISSUES; ELECTRON DONORS; GAS TRANSFER MEMBRANES; HETEROTROPHIC PROCESS; MEMBRANE BIOFILM REACTORS (MBFR); MEMBRANE DIFFUSER; MEMBRANE MATERIAL; MEMBRANE MODULE; NEGATIVE IMPACTS; POROUS MEMBRANES; SOLIDS RETENTION TIME; SOURCE WATERS; TREATMENT PLANTS;

NITROGEN REMOVAL;

AMMONIA; NITRATE; NITROGEN; ORGANIC CARBON;

AUTOTROPHY; BIOFILM; BIOMASS; BIOREACTOR; DENITRIFICATION; DIFFUSION; ELECTRON; HETEROTROPHY; HYDROGEN; MEMBRANE; NITROGEN COMPOUND; ORGANIC CARBON; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

AUTOTROPHY; BIOFILM; BIOFILM REACTOR; BIOMASS; DENITRIFICATION; GAS DIFFUSION; NITRIFICATION; REVIEW; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 77957551475     PISSN: 09593330     EISSN: 1479487X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593331003743112     Document Type: Review

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