Biological nitrate removal processes from drinking water supply-a review

Journal of Environmental Health Science Engineering

Mohammad Ali Zazouli¹  David Jack Elliott²  Anoushiravan Mohseni-Bandpi³ 

[1] Department of Environmental Health Engineering, Health Sciences Research Center and Faculty of Health, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran;School of Civil Engineering, University of Newcastle, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU, UK;Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

关键词: Nitrate removal;    Heterotrophic;    Ethanol;    Denitrification;    Autotrophic;    Acetic acid;   

Others  :  820504
DOI  :  10.1186/2052-336X-11-35

 received in 2013-04-06, accepted in 2013-09-25,  发布年份 2013

【 摘 要 】

This paper reviews both heterotrophic and autotrophic processes for the removal of nitrate from water supplies. The most commonly used carbon sources in heterotrophic denitrification are methanol, ethanol and acetic acid. Process performance for each feed stock is compared with particular reference nitrate and nitrite residual and to toxicity potential. Autotrophic nitrate removal has the advantages of not requiring an organic carbon source; however the slow growth rate of autotrophic bacteria and low nitrate removal rate have contributed to the fact that relatively few full scale plants are in operation at the present time.

【 授权许可】

   
2013 Mohseni-Bandpi et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

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