Bioelectrode-based approach for enhancing nitrate and nitrite removal and electricity generation from eutrophic lakes

Water Research

Volumn 46, Issue 19, 2012, Pages 6445-6453

  Zhang, Yifeng ^a   Angelidaki, Irini ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Bioelectrode; Eutrophic lakes; In situ bioremediation; Nitrate and nitrite removal; Power generation; Sediment microbial fuel cell

Indexed keywords

BIOREMEDIATION; CATHODES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; EUTROPHICATION; LAKES; MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS; NITRATES; POWER GENERATION; SEDIMENTS;

BIO ELECTRODES; EUTROPHIC LAKES; IN-SITU BIOREMEDIATION; NITRATE AND NITRITE REMOVALS; SEDIMENT MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS;

NITROGEN REMOVAL;

EID: 84868304180     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2012.09.022     Document Type: Article

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