Behavior of autotrophic denitrification and heterotrophic denitrification in an intensified biofilm-electrode reactor for nitrate-contaminated drinking water treatment

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 107, Issue , 2012, Pages 159-165

  Zhao, Yingxin ^a,b   Zhang, Baogang ^a,c   Feng, Chuanping ^a,c   Huang, Fangyuan ^c   Zhang, Peng ^c   Zhang, Zhenya ^b   Yang, Yingnan ^b   Sugiura, Norio ^b  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES BEIJING   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

^c CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Autotrophic denitrification; Cooperative effect; Drinking water; Electrochemical effect; Heterotrophic denitrification

Indexed keywords

AUTOTROPHIC DENITRIFICATION; BIOFILM-ELECTRODE REACTOR; COOPERATIVE EFFECTS; ELECTROCHEMICAL EFFECTS; HAD-PROCESS; HETEROTROPHIC DENITRIFICATION; N REMOVAL; NITRATE NITROGEN; NITRATE REMOVAL; OPTIMUM CONDITIONS; RUNNING CONDITIONS; TREATMENT CAPACITY;

BIOFILMS; NITRATES; POTABLE WATER; REDUCTION;

DENITRIFICATION;

AMMONIA; DRINKING WATER; NITRATE; NITROGEN;

AMMONIA; AUTOTROPHY; BIOFILM; BIOREACTOR; DENITRIFICATION; DRINKING WATER; ELECTRODE; ELECTROKINESIS; HETEROTROPHY; NITRATE; NITRITE; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; WATER POLLUTION;

ARTICLE; AUTOTROPH; AUTOTROPHY; BIOFILM REACTOR; DENITRIFICATION; ELECTRODE; HETEROTROPH; HETEROTROPHY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REDUCTION; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER CONTAMINATION;

BIOFILMS; ELECTRODES; NITRITES; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84862810267     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2011.12.118     Document Type: Article

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