Minimizing nitrous oxide in biological nutrient removal from municipal wastewater by controlling copper ion concentrations

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 97, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 1325-1334

  Zhu, Xiaoyu ^a,b   Chen, Yinguang ^a   Chen, Hong ^a   Li, Xiang ^a   Peng, Yongzhen ^c   Wang, Shuying ^c  

^a TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF MICROBIOLOGY   (China)

^c BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Biological nutrient removal; Cu2+; Nitrous oxide; Reduction; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL NUTRIENT REMOVAL; BNR PROCESS; COPPER IONS; DENITRIFIERS; LOW DISSOLVED OXYGEN; MUNICIPAL WASTEWATERS; NITROGEN GAS; NITROUS OXIDE; POLYHYDOXYALKANOATES; QUANTITATIVE REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SLUDGE CONCENTRATION; SYNTHETIC WASTE WATER; TOTAL NITROGEN REMOVAL;

DENITRIFICATION; METAL IONS; NITRIC OXIDE; NITROGEN OXIDES; NUTRIENTS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REDUCTION; WASTEWATER;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

COPPER ION; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRITE; NITROGEN; NITROUS OXIDE; OXIDOREDUCTASE;

BIODEGRADATION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); COPPER; DENITRIFICATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; NITRITE; NITROGEN; NITROUS OXIDE; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REDUCTION; SEWAGE TREATMENT; SLUDGE;

ARTICLE; DENITRIFICATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SLUDGE; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

AEROBIOSIS; ANAEROBIOSIS; BIOTA; COPPER; INORGANIC CHEMICALS; NITRITE REDUCTASES; NITROGEN; NITROUS OXIDE; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; OXIDOREDUCTASES; POLYHYDROXYALKANOATES; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; WASTE WATER;

EID: 84874116948     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: 14320614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-012-3988-1     Document Type: Article

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