Anoxic treatment of low-strength wastewater by immobilized sludge

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 36, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 135-141

  Zhou, Gong Ming ^a,b   Fang, Herbert H P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Denitrification; Immobilization; Low strength; m cresol; PAC; Phenol; Polyvinyl alcohol; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

ANOXIC TREATMENT; IMMOBILIZED SLUDGE; POWDERED ACTIVATED CARBON;

CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; DENITRIFICATION; EFFLUENTS; PHENOLS; SEWAGE SLUDGE; WASTEWATER;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED CARBON; CRESOL; PHENOL; POLYVINYL ALCOHOL; SUCROSE;

CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONFERENCE PAPER; DENITRIFICATION; EFFLUENT; IMMOBILIZATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

POTATO VIRUS A;

EID: 0031472847     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1223(97)00745-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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