Impact of iron salts on activated sludge and interaction with nitrite or nitrate

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 229-239

  Philips, Sarah ^a   Rabaey, Korneel ^a   Verstraete, Willy ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Activated sludge; Ferric iron; Ferrous iron; Nitrate; Nitrite

Indexed keywords

IRON; NITRATES; PH EFFECTS; SALTS;

IRON SALTS;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS;

FERRIC HYDROXIDE; FERRIC ION; FERROUS ION; IRON; IRON SALT; NITRATE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRITE; NITROGEN OXIDE; PHOSPHATE;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; MICROFLORA; PERFORMANCE; PH; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTOR; SLUDGE; TOXICITY;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOREACTORS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; IRON; NITRATES; NITRITES; PHOSPHATES; PRECIPITATION; SEWAGE; WATER POLLUTANTS;

EID: 0037411622     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-8524(02)00314-0     Document Type: Article

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