A method to estimate denitrification potential for predenitrification systems using NUR batch test

Water Research

Volumn 33, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 2291-2300

  Kujawa, Katarzyna ^a   Klapwijk, Bram ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Carbon source; Denitrification potential; Denitrification rate; NUR test; Sludge loading; Wastewater characterisation

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; CARBON; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; DENITRIFICATION; EFFLUENTS; NITRATES; NITRIFICATION; NUMERICAL METHODS; PHOSPHORUS; REACTION KINETICS; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

ACETATE; ANOXIC SLUDGE LOADING RATE; NITRATE UTILISATION RATE BATCH TESTS; PREDENITRIFICATION SYSTEMS;

WASTEWATER;

ACETIC ACID; CARBON; NITRATE;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BATCH PROCESS; DENITRIFICATION; MEASUREMENT METHOD; WASTEWATER;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREACTOR; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; DENITRIFICATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WASTE WATER; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0032969954     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(98)00459-X     Document Type: Article

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