Acetate removal in sewer biofilms under aerobic conditions

Water Research

Volumn 31, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 2727-2736

  Raunkjær, Kamma ^a   Nielsen, Per Halkjær ^a   Hvitved Jacobsen, Thorkild ^a  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Acetate; Biofilm reactor; Biofilm structure; Exopolymers; Luxury uptake; Oxygen; Sewer biofilm; Yield coefficient

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; BIOFILMS; CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); SUBSTRATES; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ACETATE REMOVAL; EXOPOLYMERS; SEWER BIOFILMS;

BIOLOGICAL SEWAGE TREATMENT;

ACETIC ACID; DISSOLVED OXYGEN;

BIOFILM; REMOVAL; SEWER;

AEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; BIOFILM; BIOMASS; BIOREACTOR; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; GRAVITY; KINETICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEWAGE TREATMENT; SEWER;

GADUS MORHUA;

EID: 0031281757     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(97)00128-0     Document Type: Article

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