Inhibition of activated sludge by nitrite in the presence of proteins or amino acids

Environmental Technology (United Kingdom)

Volumn 21, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 1119-1125

  Philips, S ^a   Verstraete, W ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Nitrogen; Organic compounds; Yellow

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; EFFLUENTS; NITROGEN; NITROGEN REMOVAL; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PROTEINS; SHOCK TESTING;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ACTIVATED SLUDGE REACTORS; ACTIVATED SLUDGE TREATMENT; REMOVAL PROCESS; SEMI-CONTINUOUS; YELLOW;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS;

AMINO ACID DERIVATIVE; NITRITE; NITROGEN; PROTEIN DERIVATIVE;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; INHIBITION; NITROGEN COMPOUND; REACTOR;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; BIOREACTOR; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CHEMICAL REACTION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; EFFLUENT; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN METABOLISM; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT;

EID: 0033789921     PISSN: 09593330     EISSN: 1479487X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593330.2000.9618998     Document Type: Article

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