A proposed chemical mechanism for biological phosphate removal in activated sludge treatment of wastewater

Water SA

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 125-128

  Van Der Post, D C ^a   Schutte, C F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Biological nutrient removal; Chemical mechanism; Organic phosphate species; Oxidised organic substance

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; PHOSPHATES; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

BIOLOGICAL NUTRIENT REMOVAL (BNR);

CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT);

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ORGANOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUND; REMOVAL; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 0038179466     PISSN: 03784738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/wsa.v29i2.4846     Document Type: Article

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