Nitrate removal from groundwater by cooperating heterotrophic with autotrophic denitrification in a biofilm-electrode reactor

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 192, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 1033-1039

  Zhao, Yingxin ^a,b   Feng, Chuanping ^a   Wang, Qinghong ^b   Yang, Yingnan ^b   Zhang, Zhenya ^b   Sugiura, Norio ^b  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Denitrification; Groundwater; Intensified biofi ligature lm electrode reactor; Nitrate

Indexed keywords

AUTOTROPHIC DENITRIFICATION; BIOFILM-ELECTRODE REACTOR; C/N RATIO; CARBON-TO-NITROGEN RATIO; CONTAMINATED GROUNDWATER; HYDRAULIC RETENTION TIME; INTENSIFIED BIOFI{LIGATURE}LM-ELECTRODE REACTOR; NITRATE REMOVAL; NITRITE REMOVAL; PH BUFFERS; PH VARIATION; REACTION ZONES; RUNNING CONDITIONS; SYNTHETIC GROUNDWATER;

BIOFILMS; CARBON DIOXIDE; DENITRIFICATION; EFFLUENTS; ELECTRIC CURRENT MEASUREMENT; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; METHANOL; NITRATES; ORGANIC CARBON; WATER TREATMENT;

NITROGEN REMOVAL;

CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; GROUND WATER; METHANOL; NITRATE; NITROGEN;

AUTOTROPHY; BIOFILM; BIOREACTOR; CARBON; CURRENT; DENITRIFICATION; ELECTRODE; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; NITRATE; NITROGEN; PH; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; RETENTION;

ARTICLE; AUTOTROPHY; BIOFILM REACTOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENITRIFICATION; EFFLUENT; ELECTRIC CURRENT; HETEROTROPHY; PH; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER CONTAMINATION;

AUTOTROPHIC PROCESSES; BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOFILMS; BIOREACTORS; DENITRIFICATION; ELECTRODES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; GROUNDWATER; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; NITRATES; NITRITES; NITROGEN; SEWAGE; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 80052025702     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: 18733336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2011.06.008     Document Type: Article

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