Controlling factors for simultaneous nitrification and denitrification in a two-stage intermittent aeration process treating domestic sewage

Water Research

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 961-970

  Zhao, Hong W ^a   Mavinic, Donald S ^a   Oldham, William K ^b   Koch, Frederic A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b Stanley Associates Engineering Ltd   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acetate; Aerobic denitrification; Anoxic denitrification; Autotrophic nitrification; Heterotrophic nitrification; Intermittent aeration; Methanol; ORP control; Simultaneous nitrification and denitrification

Indexed keywords

DENITRIFICATION; METHANOL; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN REMOVAL; REDOX REACTIONS;

AEROBIC DENITRIFICATION; ANOXIC DENITRIFICATION; AUTOTROPHIC NITRIFICATION; HETEROTROPHIC NITRIFICATION; INTERMITTENT AERATION;

SEWAGE AERATION;

ACETIC ACID; METHANOL; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS;

DENITRIFICATION; NITRIFICATION; SEWAGE TREATMENT;

AERATION; ARTICLE; DENITRIFICATION; NITRIFICATION; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEWAGE TREATMENT;

EID: 0033105555     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(98)00292-9     Document Type: Article

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