Bioreduction of nitrate in a hydrogen-based membrane biofilm reactor using CO2 for pH control and as carbon source

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 276, Issue , 2015, Pages 59-64

  Xia, Siqing ^a   Wang, Chenhui ^a   Xu, Xiaoyin ^a   Tang, Youneng ^b   Wang, Zuowei ^a   Gu, Zaoli ^a   Zhou, Yun ^a  

^a TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b FAMU FSU COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon source; CO2; Hydrogen based membrane biofilm reactor; Nitrate; PH control

Indexed keywords

BIOFILMS; BIOREACTORS; CARBON; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; DIFFUSION; HYDROGEN; MEMBRANES; NITRATES; NITROGEN REMOVAL; POLYVINYL CHLORIDES;

CARBON SOURCE; DESIGN AND OPERATIONS; MEMBRANE BIOFILM REACTOR; OLIGOTROPHIC WATERS; PH CONTROL; POLYVINYL CHLORIDE (PVC); SOLE CARBON SOURCE; TOTAL NITROGEN REMOVAL;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

EID: 84928674111     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2015.04.061     Document Type: Article

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