Heterotrophic and elemental-sulfur-based autotrophic denitrification processes for simultaneous nitrate and Cr(VI) reduction

Water Research

Volumn 50, Issue , 2014, Pages 278-286

  Sahinkaya, Erkan ^a   Kilic, Adem ^b,c  

^a ISTANBUL MEDENIYET UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b HARRAN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c Yeditepe Treatment Company   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Autotrophic denitrification; Chromate removal; Elemental sulfur; Heterotrophic denitrification; Nitrate removal

Indexed keywords

CHROMATES; DENITRIFICATION; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; EFFLUENTS; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; POTABLE WATER; WATER TREATMENT;

% REDUCTIONS; AUTOTROPHIC DENITRIFICATION; AUTOTROPHIC DENITRIFICATION PROCESS; CHROMATE CONCENTRATION; CHROMATE REDUCTIONS; CHROMATE REMOVAL; ELEMENTAL SULPHUR; HETEROTROPHIC DENITRIFICATION; NITRATES REMOVAL; ORGANICS;

NITRATES;

CHROMIC ACID; CHROMIUM; DRINKING WATER; METHANOL; NITRATE; NITRITE; SULFUR;

AUTOTROPHY; BIOREACTOR; CHROMATE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DENITRIFICATION; DRINKING WATER; GROUNDWATER; NITRATE; SULFUR; SURFACE WATER; WATER RESOURCE; WATER TREATMENT;

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS THIOOXIDANS; ADSORPTION; ALKALINITY; ARTICLE; AUTOTROPHY; BATCH REACTOR; BIOFILM REACTOR; BIOMASS; BIOREACTOR; CARBON SOURCE; DENITRIFICATION; DENITRIFYING BACTERIUM; EFFLUENT; ELECTRON; HETEROTROPHY; ION PAIR CHROMATOGRAPHY; MIXOTROPHY; NONHUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTOR OPERATION; TEMPERATURE; THIOBACILLUS DENITRIFICANS; TOXICITY;

AUTOTROPHIC DENITRIFICATION; CHROMATE REMOVAL; ELEMENTAL SULFUR; HETEROTROPHIC DENITRIFICATION; NITRATE REMOVAL;

AUTOTROPHIC PROCESSES; BACTERIA; BATCH CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOREACTORS; CHROMIUM; DENITRIFICATION; HETEROTROPHIC PROCESSES; NITRATES; SULFUR; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID;

EID: 84891356469     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2013.12.005     Document Type: Article

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