Maintainability of denitrifying granular sludge in soft to marginally hard waters in an upflow sludge-blanket reactor

Environmental Technology (United Kingdom)

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 219-225

  Rouse, J D ^a   Sumida, K ^a   Kida, K ^b   Furukawa, K ^a  

^a Department of Civil Engineering and Architecture ^*  (Japan)

^b KUMAMOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Autoaglomeration; Granular sludge; Groundwater denitrification; Precipitation potential; Upflow sludge blanket

Indexed keywords

ALKALINITY; CALCITE; CALCIUM CARBONATE; DENITRIFICATION; GRANULAR MATERIALS; GROUNDWATER; MAINTAINABILITY; MINERAL INDUSTRY; WATER TREATMENT;

AUTOAGLOMERATION; BIOMASS CONCENTRATIONS; GRANULAR SLUDGE; GROUNDWATER DENITRIFICATION; SETTLING CHARACTERISTICS; UPFLOW SLUDGE BLANKET; UPFLOW SLUDGE BLANKET REACTORS; VOLUMETRIC LOADING RATES;

NITROGEN REMOVAL;

CALCIUM; CALCIUM CARBONATE; DRINKING WATER; NITRATE;

GRANULAR MEDIUM; GROUNDWATER; SLUDGE; WATER TREATMENT;

ALKALINITY; ARTICLE; DENITRIFICATION; PH; PRECIPITATION; REACTOR; WATER HARDNESS; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 0032986513     PISSN: 09593330     EISSN: 1479487X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593332008616811     Document Type: Article

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