Pilot and full scale applications of sulfur-based autotrophic denitrification process for nitrate removal from activated sludge process effluent

Water Research

Volumn 60, Issue , 2014, Pages 210-217

  Sahinkaya, Erkan ^a   Kilic, Adem ^b   Duygulu, Bahadir ^b  

^a ISTANBUL MEDENIYET UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Yeditepe Treatment Company   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Autotrophic denitrification; Elemental sulfur; Nitrate removal; Post denitrification; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; BIOCONVERSION; BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; BIOREACTORS; DENITRIFICATION; EFFLUENTS; LOADING; NITRATES; NITROGEN REMOVAL;

ACTIVATED-SLUDGE PROCESS; AUTOTROPHIC DENITRIFICATION; AUTOTROPHIC DENITRIFICATION PROCESS; COLUMN BIOREACTORS; ELEMENTAL SULPHUR; NITRATES REMOVAL; PERFORMANCE; PILOT SCALE APPLICATION; PILOT SCALE COLUMNS; POST-DENITRIFICATION;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

DEOXYCORTICOSTERONE; LIMESTONE; NITRATE; NITRITE; NITROGEN; SULFATE; SULFUR; NITRIC ACID DERIVATIVE; SEWAGE; WATER POLLUTANT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; AUTOTROPHY; BIOREACTOR; DENITRIFICATION; EFFLUENT; NITRATE; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SEWAGE TREATMENT; SULFUR; WASTEWATER;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ALKALINITY; ARTICLE; AUTOTROPHY; BIOREACTOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENITRIFICATION; EFFLUENT; FLOW RATE; LIMIT OF DETECTION; NITROGEN CONCENTRATION; NUTRIENT CONCENTRATION; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SAMPLING; ANALYSIS; METABOLISM; SEWAGE; TEMPERATURE; WATER POLLUTANT;

AUTOTROPHIC PROCESSES; BIOREACTORS; NITRATES; PILOT PROJECTS; SEWAGE; SULFUR; TEMPERATURE; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84901197955     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2014.04.052     Document Type: Article

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