Comparison of polycaprolactone and starch/polycaprolactone blends as carbon source for biological denitrification

International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 1235-1242

  Shen, Z Q ^a,b   Hu, J ^b   Wang, J L ^b   Zhou, Y X ^a  

^a CHINESE RESEARCH ACADEMY OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

^b TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Biodegradable polymer; Denitrification; Nitrate; Polycaprolactone; Starch

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS; BIOFILMS; BIOLOGICAL FILTER BEDS; CARBON; CROSSLINKING; EFFLUENTS; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; NITRATES; POLYCAPROLACTONE; STARCH; WATER ABSORPTION;

AMMONIA CONCENTRATIONS; BIOLOGICAL DENITRIFICATION; CROSS-LINKED STARCH; CROSSLINKING REACTION; DENITRIFICATION RATE; MICROBIAL BIOFILM; SOLID CARBON SOURCES; STARCH/POLYCAPROLACTONE BLENDS;

DENITRIFICATION;

AMMONIA; BIOFILM; CARBON; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DENITRIFICATION; EFFLUENT; ESTER; NITRATE; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; POLYMER; STARCH;

EID: 84923669024     PISSN: 17351472     EISSN: 17352630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13762-013-0481-z     Document Type: Article

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