Denitrifying biofilm processes for wastewater treatment: developments and perspectives
Lan Wu, Wei Wei, Juan Xu, Xueming Chen, Yiwen Liu, Lai Peng, Dongbo Wang, Bing‐Jie Ni
Abstract
Biofilms can retain microorganisms with very different growth kinetics and different electron acceptor preferences, due to their natural redox zonation.
Topics & Concepts
BiofilmDenitrifying bacteriaWastewaterSewage treatmentElectron acceptorEnvironmental chemistryMicroorganismRedoxEnvironmental scienceChemistryBiochemical engineeringEnvironmental engineeringDenitrificationBiologyNitrogenBacteriaInorganic chemistryPhotochemistryEngineeringOrganic chemistryGeneticsWastewater Treatment and Nitrogen RemovalMicrobial Fuel Cells and BioremediationWater Treatment and Disinfection