Bioremediation of nitrate-polluted groundwater in a microbial fuel cell

Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology

Volumn 88, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 1690-1696

  Pous, Narcis ^a   Puig, Sebastià ^a   Coma, Marta ^a   Balaguer, Maria D ^a   Colprim, Jesus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biocathode; Bioelectrochemical systems; Biological autotrophic denitrification; Drinking water

Indexed keywords

AUTOTROPHIC DENITRIFICATION; BIO-ELECTROCHEMICAL SYSTEMS; BIOCATHODES; CONTAMINATED GROUNDWATER; GROUND-WATER QUALITIES; MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS (MFCS); NITRATE ACCUMULATION; NITROUS OXIDE EMISSIONS;

BIOLOGY; BIOREMEDIATION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; DENITRIFICATION; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS; NITRATES; NITROGEN OXIDES; POTABLE WATER; REACTION INTERMEDIATES; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT;

NITROGEN REMOVAL;

ACETIC ACID; GROUND WATER; NITRATE; NITRITE; PROTON;

ARTICLE; BIOFILM; BIOREMEDIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENITRIFICATION; EFFLUENT; ELECTROCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ELECTRON; KINETICS; MICROBIAL FUEL CELL; NITROUS OXIDE EMISSION; PRODUCTIVITY; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WATER STANDARD; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 84881543245     PISSN: 02682575     EISSN: 10974660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jctb.4020     Document Type: Article

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