Drinking water denitrification with autotrophic denitrifying bacteria in a fluidized bed bioreactor (FBBR)

Fresenius Environmental Bulletin

Volumn 20, Issue 9 A, 2011, Pages 2427-2434

  Mohammadi, Abdolmotaleb Seid ^a   Movahedian, Hossien ^b,c   Nikaeen, Mahnaz ^b  

^a HAMADAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b Environmental Research Center   (Iran)

^c Ahvaz University of Medical Sciences   (Iran)

Author keywords

Activated carbon; Autotrophic denitrification; Elemental sulfur; Fluldized bed reactor; Impregnation; Nitrogen removal

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; AUTOTROPHY; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREACTOR; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DENITRIFICATION; DRINKING WATER; EFFLUENT; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FLUIDIZATION; NITRATE; NITRITE; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SULFUR; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; WATER POLLUTION; WATER TREATMENT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 80053128399     PISSN: 10184619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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