The effect of several parameters on catalytic denitrification of water by the use of H2 in the presence of O2 over metal supported catalysts

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 68, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 2309-2315

  Theologides, C P ^a   Savva, P G ^a   Olympiou, G G ^a   Pantelidou, N A ^a   Constantinou, B K ^a   Chatziiona, V K ^a   Valanidou, L Y ^a   Piskopianou, C T ^a   Costa, C N ^a  

^a CYPRUS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Cyprus)

Author keywords

Catalytic denitrification; Continuous stirred tank reactor (CSTR); Nitrate reduction

Indexed keywords

CATALYTIC PERFORMANCE; CONTINUOUS FLOW REACTORS; CONTINUOUS STIRRED TANK REACTOR; DENITRIFICATION EFFICIENCIES; EXPERIMENTAL PARAMETERS; EXTERNAL MASS TRANSFER; METAL SUPPORTED CATALYSTS; NITRATE REDUCTION;

ALUMINUM; BATCH REACTORS; CATALYST ACTIVITY; CATALYST SUPPORTS; DENITRIFICATION; NITRATES; PALLADIUM; PARTICLE SIZE; SELECTIVE CATALYTIC REDUCTION;

SPHERES;

COPPER; HYDROGEN; NITRATE; NITRITE; OXYGEN; PALLADIUM;

BIOREACTOR; CATALYSIS; CATALYST; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DENITRIFICATION; HYDROGEN; MASS TRANSFER; NITRATE; OXYGEN; PARAMETERIZATION;

ADSORPTION; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; BATCH REACTOR; CATALYSIS; CATALYST SUPPORT; CONTINUOUS FLOW REACTOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENITRIFICATION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PARTICLE SIZE; REACTION TIME; WATER TREATMENT;

ADSORPTION; ALUMINUM OXIDE; CATALYSIS; COPPER; DENITRIFICATION; HYDROGEN; LEAD; NITRATES; OXYGEN; PARTICLE SIZE; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 84892524898     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2013.503     Document Type: Article

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