Principles in the design of single-sludge activated-sludge systems for biological removal of carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus

Water Environment Research

Volumn 69, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 1222-1231

  Wentzel, Mark C ^a   Ekama, George A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Activated sludge; Biological excess phosphorus removal; Design; Models; Nitrogen; Phosphorus

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; BIODEGRADATION; BIOLOGICAL SEWAGE TREATMENT; CARBON; CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); DENITRIFICATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS;

BIOLOGICAL EXCESS PHOSPHORUS REMOVAL (BEPR);

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS;

CARBON; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; CARBON; NITROGEN; REMOVAL;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREACTOR; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; DENITRIFICATION; NITRIFICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEWAGE TREATMENT; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

GADUS MORHUA;

EID: 0031280235     PISSN: 10614303     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2175/106143097X125975     Document Type: Article

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