Effects of nitrate dosing on methanogenic activity in a sulfide-producing sewer biofilm reactor

Water Research

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1783-1792

  Jiang, Guangming ^a   Sharma, Keshab Raj ^a   Yuan, Zhiguo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biofilm penetration; Methane; Methanogen; Nitrate; Sewer; Sulfide

Indexed keywords

BIOFILMS; DENITRIFICATION; HYDROGEN SULFIDE REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); METHANE; METHANOGENS; NITROGEN OXIDES; SEWERS; SUBSTRATES; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

BASELINE LEVELS; BIOFILM REACTORS; METHANE PRODUCTION; METHANOGENIC ACTIVITY; ORGANIC SUBSTRATE; SULFATE REDUCTION; SULFIDE; WATER INDUSTRIES;

NITRATES;

HYDROGEN SULFIDE; METHANE; NITRATE; NITROUS OXIDE; SULFIDE; WATER;

BIOFILM; BIOREACTOR; METHANE; METHANOGENESIS; METHANOGENIC BACTERIUM; NITRATE; NITROUS OXIDE; SEWER NETWORK; SUBSTRATE; SULFIDE;

ADDITION REACTION; ARTICLE; BIOFILM; BIOFILM REACTOR; DENITRIFICATION; INDUSTRY; METHANOGENESIS; PERMEABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUMP; REDUCTION KINETICS; SEWER; SOLUBILITY;

EID: 84873524727     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2012.12.036     Document Type: Article

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