Oxygen-limited nitrification and denitrification in a lab-scale rotating biological contactor

Environmental Technology (United Kingdom)

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 353-362

  Pynaert, K ^a   Sprengers, R ^a   Laenen, J ^a   Verstraete, W ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Oxygen limited; Rbc; Simultaneous nitrification denitrification

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; DENITRIFICATION; NITROGEN REMOVAL; ORGANIC CARBON; OXYGEN; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

CARBON SOURCE; LAB-SCALE ROTATING; NITRIFICATION AND DENITRIFICATION; NITROGENOUS WASTEWATERS; OXYGEN LIMITATION; OXYGEN TRANSFER; ROTATING BIOLOGICAL CONTACTOR; SIMULTANEOUS NITRIFICATION DENITRIFICATIONS;

NITRIFICATION;

AMMONIA; CARBON; METHANOL; NITROGEN; ORGANIC CARBON; OXYGEN;

BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT; DENITRIFICATION; NITRIFICATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; AUTOTROPHY; BIOFILM REACTOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENITRIFICATION; NITRIFICATION; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

GADUS MORHUA;

EID: 0036236732     PISSN: 09593330     EISSN: 1479487X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593332508618419     Document Type: Article

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