Development of a novel titration and off-gas analysis (TOGA) sensor for study of biological processes in wastewater treatment systems

Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 482-495

  Pratt, Steven ^a   Yuan, Zhiguo ^a   Gapes, Daniel ^a   Dorigo, Marco ^a   Zeng, Raymond J ^a   Keller, Jurg ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Activated sludge; Biological processes; Off gas analysis; pH; Respirometry; Titration

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; DENITRIFICATION; MICROORGANISMS; NITROGEN; STOICHIOMETRY; TITRATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

NITROGEN TRANSFER RATE (NTR);

BIOSENSORS;

ACETIC ACID; AMMONIA; BICARBONATE; CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; HYDROGEN; NITROGEN;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; BIOSENSOR; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; GAS ANALYSIS; GAS TRANSPORT; METABOLISM; NITRIFICATION; OXIDATION; OXYGEN TRANSPORT; STOICHIOMETRY; TECHNIQUE; TITRIMETRY; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

BACTERIA, AEROBIC; BACTERIA, ANAEROBIC; BIOREACTORS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CELLS, CULTURED; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; GASES; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NITROGEN; OXYGEN; TITRIMETRY; TRANSDUCERS; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID;

EID: 0037456214     PISSN: 00063592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bit.10490     Document Type: Article

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