Chemolithotrophic denitrification in biofilm reactors

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 280, Issue , 2015, Pages 643-657

  Di Capua, Francesco ^a,b   Papirio, Stefano ^a   Lens, Piet N L ^b,c   Esposito, Giovanni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CASSINO AND SOUTHERN LAZIO   (Italy)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^c UNESCO IHE INSTITUTE FOR WATER EDUCATION   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Biofilm electrode reactor; Chemolithotrophic denitrification; Fluidized bed reactor; Membrane biofilm reactor; Packed bed reactor

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC COMPOUNDS; BIOFILMS; BIOFOULING; BIOREACTORS; CHEMICAL REACTORS; DENITRIFICATION; ELECTRODES; FLUID CATALYTIC CRACKING; FLUIDIZATION; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN INORGANIC COMPOUNDS; INORGANIC COMPOUNDS; NITRATES; PACKED BEDS; SULFUR;

BIOFILM-ELECTRODE REACTOR; DENITRIFICATION RATE; EFFECTIVE SOLUTION; FLUIDIZED BED REACTORS; HYDROGEN GAS PRESSURE; MEMBRANE BIOFILM REACTOR; NITRATE CONCENTRATION; PACKED BED REACTOR;

FLUIDIZED BEDS;

EID: 84932636341     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2015.05.131     Document Type: Review

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