Biological phosphorus removal processes - Effect of pH on anaerobic substrate metabolism

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 34, Issue 1-2 -2 pt 1, 1996, Pages 25-32

  Liu, Wen Tso ^a   Mino, Takashi ^a   Matsuo, Tomonori ^a   Nakamura, Kazunori ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acetate metabolism; Activated sludge; Biological phosphorus removal; pH; pH gradient; Polyphosphate; Polyphosphate accumulating bacteria; Proton motive force; Thermodynamics

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BACTERIA; CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); METABOLISM; PH EFFECTS; PHOSPHATES; SEWAGE BACTERIOLOGY; THERMODYNAMICS;

ANAEROBIC ACETATE METABOLISM; BIOLOGICAL PHOSPHORUS REMOVAL; POLYPHOSPHATE;

BIOLOGICAL SEWAGE TREATMENT;

ACETIC ACID; PHOSPHORUS;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; BIOMASS; CONFERENCE PAPER; CULTURE MEDIUM; DEPHOSPHORYLATION; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; NONHUMAN; PH; PROTON MOTIVE FORCE; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 0029821386     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0273-1223(96)00491-X     Document Type: Conference Paper

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