Products from primary sludge fermentation and their suitability for nutrient removal

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 38, Issue 1 pt 1, 1998, Pages 265-273

  Moser Engeler, R ^a   Udert, K M ^a   Wild, D ^a   Siegrist, H ^a  

^a SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF AQUATIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Activated sludge; Denitrification; Enhanced biological phosphorus removal (EBPR); Fermentation; Phosphorus accumulating organism (PAO); Short chain fatty acid (SCFA)

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; DENITRIFICATION; FATTY ACIDS; FERMENTATION; PHOSPHORUS; REMOVAL;

NUTRIENT REMOVAL;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS;

ACETIC ACID; PROPIONIC ACID; SHORT CHAIN FATTY ACID;

NUTRIENT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ADSORPTION; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONFERENCE PAPER; DENITRIFICATION; FERMENTATION; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

GADUS MORHUA;

EID: 0031763267     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1223(98)00411-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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