Carbon and phosphorus transformations in a full-scale enhanced biological phosphorus removal process

Water Research

Volumn 31, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 2693-2698

  Lie, Ewa ^a   Christensson, Magnus ^a   Jönsson, Karin ^b   ØStgaard, Kjetill ^c   Johansson, Per ^d   Welander, Thomas ^a  

^a CHEMICAL CENTER   (Sweden)

^b LUND INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^c NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^d Purac AB   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Carbon; EBPR; Phosphorus; Transformations; VFA potential

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BIOMASS; CARBON; CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); FATTY ACIDS; PHOSPHORUS;

ENHANCED BIOLOGICAL PHOSPHORUS REMOVAL (EBPR) PROCESS; VOLATILE FATTY ACID POTENTIAL;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ALKANOIC ACID; CARBON; PHOSPHORUS; VOLATILE FATTY ACID;

CARBON; PHOSPHORUS; REMOVAL; WASTE WATER;

ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0031281818     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(97)00118-8     Document Type: Article

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