Experiments and numerical modelling of microbially-catalysed denitrification reactions

Chemical Geology

Volumn 287, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 171-181

  Andre L ^a   Pauwels, H ^a   Dictor, M C ^a   Parmentier, M ^a   Azaroual, M ^a  

^a BRGM   (France)

Author keywords

Denitrification; Kinetics; Micro organisms; Thermodynamic driving force

Indexed keywords

AUTOTROPHIC BACTERIA; AUTOTROPHIC DENITRIFICATION; BATCH EXPERIMENTS; BIOGEOCHEMICAL PROCESS; COLUMN EXPERIMENTS; DEGRADATION PROCESS; DENITRIFICATION KINETICS; DENITRIFICATION PROCESS; DENITRIFICATION RATE; ELECTRON DONORS; FIELD SCALE; FLOWTHROUGH; MAIN PARAMETERS; MASS BALANCE; MICRO-BIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; MICROBIAL RESPIRATION; MULTI-STEP; NITRATE REDUCTION; NITROGEN SOURCES; NUMERICAL APPROACHES; NUMERICAL MODELLING; PARAMETERS ESTIMATED; RATE LAWS; REACTIVE TRANSPORT MODELLING; THERMODYNAMIC DRIVING FORCE; THERMODYNAMIC FACTORS;

BACTERIA; DENITRIFICATION; KINETICS; METABOLISM; PROCESS CONTROL; VOLATILE FATTY ACIDS;

EXPERIMENTS;

BIODEGRADATION; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; CATALYSIS; DENITRIFICATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; MASS BALANCE; MICROORGANISM; NITRATE; NUMERICAL MODEL; REACTION KINETICS; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 79960897112     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2011.06.008     Document Type: Article

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