Fluidized-bed denitrification for mine waters. Part I: Low pH and temperature operation

Biodegradation

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 425-435

  Papirio, S ^a,b   Ylinen, A ^a   Zou, G ^a   Peltola, M ^a   Esposito, G ^b   Puhakka, J A ^a  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CASSINO AND SOUTHERN LAZIO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acid mine water; Copper; Denitrification; Fluidized bed reactor; Iron; Nitrate

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL REACTORS; COPPER; ELECTROPHORESIS; ETHANOL; FLUIDIZED BEDS; GROUNDWATER; IRON; MINE FLOODING; NITRATES; SUPERSATURATION;

ACID MINE WATERS; BACTERIAL COMMUNITY; EFFECTS OF TEMPERATURE; FLUIDIZED BED REACTORS; GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; METAL CONTAMINATION; MICROBIAL CONSORTIA; TEMPERATURE OPERATION;

DENITRIFICATION;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; BACTERIUM; BIOREMEDIATION; COEXISTENCE; DENITRIFICATION; ETHANOL; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; LOW TEMPERATURE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NITRATE; PH; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; WATER TREATMENT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DECHLOROMONAS DENITRIFICANS; HYDROGENOPHAGA;

COPPER; CUPRIC CHLORIDE; FERROUS CHLORIDE; FERROUS ION; NITRIC ACID DERIVATIVE; WATER POLLUTANT;

ACTINOMYCETALES; BATCH CELL CULTURE; BIOREACTOR; BIOREMEDIATION; COMAMONADACEAE; DENITRIFICATION; DRUG EFFECTS; HUMAN; KINETICS; METABOLISM; MINING; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PH; TEMPERATURE; WATER POLLUTANT;

ACTINOMYCETALES; BATCH CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOREACTORS; COMAMONADACEAE; COPPER; DENITRIFICATION; FERROUS COMPOUNDS; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; KINETICS; MINING; NITRATES; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; TEMPERATURE; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84899450143     PISSN: 09239820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10532-013-9671-0     Document Type: Article

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