Effect of hydraulic retention time on nitrification in an airlift biological reactor

Brazilian Journal of Chemical Engineering

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 303-307

  Furtado, A A L ^a   Albuquerque, R T ^b   Leite, S G F ^b   Pecanha R P ^b  

^a EMBRAPA CERRADOS   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Airlift; HRT; Nitrification

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; AMMONIA; BACTERIA; BIOFILMS; BIOREACTORS; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN REMOVAL; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); PETROLEUM REFINERIES;

HYDRAULIC RETENTION TIME;

EFFLUENT TREATMENT;

EID: 0032165768     PISSN: 01046632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0104-66321998000300008     Document Type: Article

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