Nitrate removal from groundwater driven by electricity generation and heterotrophic denitrification in a bioelectrochemical system

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 262, Issue , 2013, Pages 614-619

  Tong, Yiran ^a   He, Zhen ^b  

^a University of Wisconsin Milwaukee   (United States)

^b Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioelectrochemical system; Groundwater; Microbial electrolysis cell; Microbial fuel cell; Nitrate

Indexed keywords

BIO-ELECTROCHEMICAL SYSTEMS; BIOELECTROCHEMICAL SYSTEMS (BES); ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION; HETEROTROPHIC DENITRIFICATION; MICROBIAL ELECTROLYSIS CELLS; NITRATE CONCENTRATION; OPEN CIRCUIT CONDITIONS;

DENITRIFICATION; ELECTRIC GENERATORS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; GROUNDWATER; ION EXCHANGE; IONS; MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS; NITRATES;

NITROGEN REMOVAL;

GROUND WATER; NITRATE; NITRIC ACID DERIVATIVE; SEWAGE; WATER POLLUTANT;

DENITRIFICATION; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ELECTROCHEMICAL METHOD; ELECTROKINESIS; FUEL CELL; GROUNDWATER RESOURCE; HETEROTROPHY; ION EXCHANGE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NITRATE; NITROGEN; POLLUTANT REMOVAL;

ARTICLE; CONDUCTANCE; DENITRIFICATION; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRICITY; ELECTRODE; ELECTROLYSIS; ELECTRON; ION CURRENT; ION EXCHANGE; BIOENERGY; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; SEWAGE; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTANT;

BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; DENITRIFICATION; ELECTRICITY; GROUNDWATER; ION EXCHANGE; NITRATES; SEWAGE; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 84884963828     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: 18733336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2013.09.008     Document Type: Article

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