A new method for in situ nitrate removal from groundwater using submerged microbial desalination-denitrification cell (SMDDC)

Water Research

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1827-1836

  Zhang, Yifeng ^a   Angelidaki, Irini ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Denitrification; Groundwater; Microbial desalination cell; Nitrate removal; Power generation; Submerged

Indexed keywords

ANODES; CATHODES; COST EFFECTIVENESS; DENITRIFICATION; DESALINATION; EFFLUENTS; ION EXCHANGE; IONIC STRENGTH; NITRATES; NITROGEN REMOVAL; SODIUM NITRATE; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

EXTERNAL RESISTANCE; HYDRAULIC RETENTION; MICROBIAL DESALINATION CELL; MICROBIAL DESALINATIONS; NITRATE CONCENTRATION; NITRATES REMOVAL; POWER- GENERATIONS; RETENTION TIME; SUBMERGED; SYSTEMS PERFORMANCE;

GROUNDWATER;

GROUND WATER; NITRATE;

BACTERIUM; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DENITRIFICATION; DESALINATION; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; NITRATE; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SALINITY; SEWAGE TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; BIOENERGY; BIOFILM; BIOREMEDIATION; EFFLUENT; ELECTRICITY; IONIC STRENGTH; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEWANELLA; SOIL MICROFLORA; SUBMERGED MICROBIAL DESALINATION DENITRIFICATION CELL; WASTE WATER; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84873525741     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2013.01.005     Document Type: Article

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