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Removal Techniques of Nitrate from Water: A Review

https://doi.org/10.14233/ajchem.2014.17136
Morteza Mohsenipour1
1Department of Hydraulics and Hydrology, Faculty of Civil Engineering Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 Johor Bahru, Malaysia 2Irrigation and Reclamation Engineering Department, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran *Corresponding author: E-mail: sshahid@utm.my
Shamsuddin Shahid1
1Department of Hydraulics and Hydrology, Faculty of Civil Engineering Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 Johor Bahru, Malaysia 2Irrigation and Reclamation Engineering Department, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran *Corresponding author: E-mail: sshahid@utm.my
Kumars Ebrahimi2
1Department of Hydraulics and Hydrology, Faculty of Civil Engineering Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 Johor Bahru, Malaysia 2Irrigation and Reclamation Engineering Department, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran *Corresponding author: E-mail: sshahid@utm.my

Corresponding Author(s) : Morteza Mohsenipour1

Asian Journal of Chemistry, Vol. 26 No. 23 (2014)

Abstract

Nitrate pollution of water is a major environmental problem all over the world. Consequently, numerous techniques have been developed to remove or reduction of nitrate in water. A review of removal techniques of nitrate from water has been carried out in this paper. Recent literatures related to various techniques including reverse osmosis, ion exchange, electrodialysis, biological denitrification, chemical denitrification, adsorption methods using different adsorbents like carbon base, agricultural waste, natural materials are systematically review to assess their performance. The paper reveals that adsorption could be the most promising technique of removal of nitrate from water in near future.

Keywords

Nitrate reduction Reverse osmosis Ion exchange Electrodialysis Denitrification Adsorption.
Mohsenipour1, M., Shahid1, S., & Ebrahimi2, K. (2014). Removal Techniques of Nitrate from Water: A Review. Asian Journal of Chemistry, 26(23), 7881–7886. https://doi.org/10.14233/ajchem.2014.17136
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