Optimization of intermittent, simultaneous dosage of nitrite and hydrochloric acid to control sulfide and methane productions in sewers

Water Research

Volumn 45, Issue 18, 2011, Pages 6163-6172

  Jiang, Guangming ^a   Gutierrez, Oriol ^a,b   Sharma, Keshab Raj ^a   Keller, Jurg ^a   Yuan, Zhiguo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biocidal effect; Free nitrous acid; Intermittent dosing; Methane; Modeling; Nitrite; Recovery; Sewer; Sulfide

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; INORGANIC ACIDS; METHANE; MODELS; RECOVERY; SEWERS;

BIOCIDAL EFFECTS; FREE NITROUS ACIDS; INTERMITTENT DOSING; NITRITE; SULFIDE;

SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

HYDROCHLORIC ACID; METHANE; NITRITE; SULFIDE;

BIOFILM; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; METHANE; METHANOGENESIS; NITRITE; OPTIMIZATION; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SEWER NETWORK; SULFIDE;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; METHANOGENESIS; POLLUTION CONTROL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; SEWER; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 80054051314     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2011.09.009     Document Type: Article

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