Intermittent addition of external carbon to enhance denitrification in activated sludge

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 37, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 227-233

  Hasselblad, S ^a,b   Hallin, S ^c  

^a Box 55   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Activated sludge; Carbon source; Ethanol; Nitrogen removed; Upgrading; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE;

ADDITIVES; BACTERIA; CARBON; COMPOSITION EFFECTS; DENITRIFICATION; EFFICIENCY; ETHANOL; PERFORMANCE; PILOT PLANTS; WASTEWATER;

SEWAGE SLUDGE;

ACETYLENE; ALCOHOL; CARBON; NITRATE; NITROGEN;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; CARBON; DENITRIFICATION; WASTEWATER;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BACTERIUM; BIOMASS; CONFERENCE PAPER; DENITRIFICATION; EFFLUENT; PROCESS CONTROL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0031875554     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1223(98)00292-3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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