A review of biological sulfate conversions in wastewater treatment

Water Research

Volumn 65, Issue , 2014, Pages 1-21

  Hao, Tian wei ^a   Xiang, Peng yu ^a   Mackey, Hamish ^a   Chi, Kun ^a   Lu, Hui ^c   Chui, Ho kwong ^a   van Loosdrecht, Mark ^b   Chen, Guang Hao ^a,c  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^c SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

SRB operation condition; Sulfate reduction; Sulfur conversion biotechnology; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CARBON; CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH; NITROGEN; NITROGEN REMOVAL; PHOSPHORUS; REMEDIATION; SEAWATER; SEWAGE; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

CONTAMINATED GROUNDWATER; INDUSTRIAL PROCESSS; NITROGEN AND PHOSPHORUS; OPERATION CONDITIONS; OPERATIONAL PARAMETERS; SULFATE REDUCING BACTERIA; SULFATE REDUCTION; SULFUR CONTAINING COMPOUND;

SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

CARBON; METAL; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; SULFATE; SULFUR; SEA WATER; WASTE WATER; WATER POLLUTANT;

BIOENGINEERING; BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; BIOREMEDIATION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; ELECTRON; SALINE INTRUSION; SEAWATER; SULFATE; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BIOPROCESS; BIOREACTOR; BIOTECHNOLOGY; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CARBON CYCLE; DENITRIFICATION; DESALINATION; DESULFURIZATION; ELECTRON; NITROGEN CYCLE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION REDUCTION POTENTIAL; PH; PHOSPHORUS CYCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; REDUCTION; REVIEW; SALINITY; SLUDGE; SULFATE REDUCING BACTERIUM; SULFUR CYCLE; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER TEMPERATURE; BACTERIUM; BIOREMEDIATION; CHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; PROCEDURES; SEWAGE; WATER MANAGEMENT;

BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; SEAWATER; SULFATES; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WASTE WATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 84905262467     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2014.06.043     Document Type: Review

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