The removal of selenate to low ppb levels from flue gas desulfurization brine using the H2-based membrane biofilm reactor (MBfR)

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 102, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 6360-6364

  Van Ginkel, Steven W ^a   Yang, Ziming ^a   Kim, Bi o ^a   Sholin, Mark ^a   Rittmann, Bruce E ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Flue gas desulfurization; Hydrogen; Membrane; Nitrate; Selenate

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL GROWTH; ELECTRON ACCEPTOR; FLUE GAS DESULFURIZATION; HIGH EFFICIENCY; LOW LEVEL; MEMBRANE BIOFILM REACTOR; NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEMS; PPB LEVELS; SELENATE;

BIOFILMS; BIOREACTORS; DESULFURIZATION; FLUE GASES; FLUES; HYDROGEN; NITRATES;

SELENIUM COMPOUNDS;

HYDROGEN; NITRATE; NITRITE; SELENATE;

BACTERIUM; BIOFILM; BIOREACTOR; BRINE; GROWTH RATE; HYDROGEN; MEMBRANE; NITRATE; NITRITE; SELENATE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BIOFILM REACTOR; DESULFURIZATION; EFFLUENT; GAS; MEMBRANE REACTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BIOFILMS; BIOREACTORS; GASES; HYDROGEN; LIMIT OF DETECTION; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; SELENIUM COMPOUNDS; SULFUR;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 79955021843     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2011.03.010     Document Type: Article

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