Kinetics of nitrate and perchlorate removal and biofilm stratification in an ion exchange membrane bioreactor

Water Research

Volumn 46, Issue 14, 2012, Pages 4556-4568

  Ricardo, Ana R ^a   Carvalho, Gilda ^a,b   Velizarov, Svetlozar ^a   Crespo, João G ^a   Reis, Maria A M ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

^b INSTITUTO DE BIOLOGIA EXPERIMENTAL E TECNOLÓGICA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Biofilm stratification; Competitive inhibition; Drinking water; FISH; Ion exchange membrane bioreactor; Nitrate and perchlorate

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; BIOCONVERSION; BIOFILMS; BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; BIOREACTORS; FISH; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; ION EXCHANGE MEMBRANES; IONS; MEMBRANES; NITRATES; POTABLE WATER; WATER POLLUTION;

ANION EXCHANGE MEMBRANE; BIOLOGICAL DEGRADATION; COMPETITIVE INHIBITION; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; ION EXCHANGE MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; MICROBIAL POPULATIONS; MIXED MICROBIAL CULTURE; PERCHLORATE REMOVAL;

ION EXCHANGE;

ALCOHOL; AMMONIA; DRINKING WATER; NITRATE; PERCHLORATE;

AMMONIA; ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIOACCUMULATION; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILM; BIOREACTOR; CARBON; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DRINKING WATER; FLUORESCENCE; HYBRIDIZATION; ION EXCHANGE; LIMITING FACTOR; MEMBRANE; NITRATE; PERCHLORATE; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; REACTION KINETICS;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILM; BIOFILM REACTOR; CARBON SOURCE; DENITRIFYER; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; ION EXCHANGE MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; KINETICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REDUCTION; STREAM (RIVER); SUSPENSION; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WATER POLLUTION; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 84863550250     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2012.05.045     Document Type: Article

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