Nitrous oxide generation in denitrifying phosphorus removal process: Main causes and control measures

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 5353-5360

  Li, Cong ^a   Zhang, Jian ^a   Liang, Shuang ^a   Ngo, Huu Hao ^b   Guo, Wenshan ^b   Zhang, Yingying ^c   Zou, Yina ^a  

^a SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c The University of Melbourne   (Australia)

Author keywords

Causes; Continuous nitrate addition; Control measures; Denitrifying phosphorus removal; Nitrous oxide; Propionate

Indexed keywords

NITRATE; NITROUS OXIDE; PHOSPHORUS; PROPIONIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

DENITRIFICATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GREENHOUSE GAS; NITRATE; NITROUS OXIDE; PHOSPHORUS; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; REACTION RATE; REDUCTION;

AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BIOREACTOR; DENITRIFICATION; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; SEWAGE; WATER POLLUTANT;

AIR POLLUTANTS; BACTERIA; BIOREACTORS; DENITRIFICATION; NITRATES; NITROUS OXIDE; PHOSPHORUS; PROPIONATES; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84880589815     PISSN: 09441344     EISSN: 16147499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-013-1530-3     Document Type: Article

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