Simultaneous denitrification and methanogenesis (SDM): Review of two decades of research

Desalination

Volumn 279, Issue 1-3, 2011, Pages 1-14

  Andalib, M ^a   Nakhla, G ^a   McIntee, E ^a   Zhu, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Denitrification; Inhibition; Methanogenesis; Simultaneous

Indexed keywords

C/N RATIO; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; INHIBITORY EFFECT; LITERATURE REVIEWS; METHANOGENESIS; NITROGEN CYCLES; OPERATIONAL CONDITIONS; OPERATIONAL PARAMETERS; OXIDATION REDUCTION POTENTIAL; SIMULTANEOUS;

NITRIC OXIDE; NITROGEN OXIDES;

DENITRIFICATION;

BIOREACTOR; DENITRIFICATION; DESIGN; INHIBITION; METHANOGENESIS; OXIDATION; REDUCTION; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 84860408356     PISSN: 00119164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2011.06.018     Document Type: Review

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