Potable water hydrogenotrophic denitrification in packed-bed bioreactors coupled with a solar-electrolysis hydrogen production system

Desalination and Water Treatment

Volumn 33, Issue 1-3, 2011, Pages 86-96

  Karanasios, K A ^a   Michailides, M K ^a   Vasiliadou, I A ^a   Pavlou, S ^b,c   Vayenas, D V ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

^c INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING SCIENCES   (Greece)

Author keywords

Denitrification; Electrolysis; Hydrogen production; Modeling; Packed bed reactors

Indexed keywords

EID: 80054905645     PISSN: 19443994     EISSN: 19443986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5004/dwt.2011.2614     Document Type: Article

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