Volatile fatty acid production and uptake in biological nutrient removal systems with process separation

Water Environment Research

Volumn 69, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1106-1111

  Danesh, Shahnaz ^a   Oleszkiewicz, Jan A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Activated sludge; Biological nutrient removal; Fermentation; Phosphorus; Sequencing batch reactor; Volatile fatty acids.

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; BACTERIA; CHEMICAL REACTORS; FATTY ACIDS; FERMENTATION; MIXING; PH; PHOSPHORUS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ANAEROBIC SEQUENCING BATCH REACTORS; BIOLOGICAL NUTRIENT REMOVAL; PRIMARY ACID FERMENTERS; VOLATILE FATTY ACID;

BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT;

PHOSPHORUS; VOLATILE FATTY ACID;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; FERMENTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENTIAL ANALYSIS; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0031238587     PISSN: 10614303     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2175/106143097X125830     Document Type: Article

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