Specific activity of nitrifying biofilm in water nitrification process

Water Research

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 1645-1650

  Liu, Yu ^a   Capdeville, Bernard ^b  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

^b INSA   (France)

Author keywords

Active biomass; Ammonium removal; Inactive materials; Nitrifying biofilm; Specific activity

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; BIOFILMS; BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; BIOMASS; CHEMICAL REACTORS;

ACTIVE BIOMASS; AMMONIUM REMOVAL; CONTINUOUS FLOW REACTOR; INACTIVE MATERIALS; NITRIFYING BIOFILM; SPECIFIC ACTIVITY;

NITRIFICATION;

AMMONIA; NITROGEN;

ARTICLE; BIOFILM; BIOMASS; BIOREACTOR; METABOLIC RATE; NITRIFICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEADY STATE; THICKNESS; WATER FLOW;

BIOFILMS; NITRIFICATION; WATER;

EID: 0030176495     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0043-1354(96)00069-3     Document Type: Article

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