Evaluation of sulfur-based autotrophic denitrification and denitritation for biological removal of nitrate and nitrite from contaminated waters

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 114, Issue , 2012, Pages 207-216

  Sun, Yimin ^a   Nemati, Mehdi ^b  

^a University of Saskatchewan   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Autotrophic denitrification; Autotrophic denitritation; Bicarbonate; Biofilm reactor; Elemental sulfur

Indexed keywords

AUTOTROPHIC DENITRIFICATION; BICARBONATE; BIOFILM REACTORS; DENITRITATION; ELEMENTAL SULFUR;

BIOREACTORS; DENITRIFICATION; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; SULFUR; VOLATILE FATTY ACIDS;

NITRATES;

ACETIC ACID; BICARBONATE; NITRATE; NITRITE; SULFATE; SULFIDE; SULFUR;

ACETATE; AUTOTROPHY; BICARBONATE; BIOFILM; BIOREACTOR; DENITRIFICATION; ELECTRON; HETEROTROPHY; LIME; NITRATE; NITRITE; SULFUR; WATER POLLUTION;

ARTICLE; AUTOTROPHIC DENITRIFICATION; AUTOTROPHIC DENITRITATION; AUTOTROPHY; BATCH PROCESS; BIOFILM REACTOR; CARBON SOURCE; DENITRIFICATION; HETEROTROPHY; NONHUMAN; OIL FIELD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEADY STATE; WATER CONTAMINATION;

BACTERIA, ANAEROBIC; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; NITRATES; NITRITES; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 84860433546     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2012.03.061     Document Type: Article

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