Modelling biological nutrient removal activated sludge systems - A review

Water Research

Volumn 37, Issue 14, 2003, Pages 3430-3444

  Hu, Zhi Rong ^a   Wentzel, M C ^a   Ekama, G A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Anoxic P uptake; Biological excess phosphorus removal; Biological nutrient removal; External nitrification; Modelling

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HYDROLYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NITRIFICATION;

BIOLOGICAL NUTRIENT REMOVAL (BNR);

SEWAGE SLUDGE;

PHOSPHORUS; POLYPHOSPHATE;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT; MATHEMATICAL MODELING; NITRIFICATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ANAEROBIC GROWTH; BIODEGRADATION; HYDROLYSIS; KINETICS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NITRIFICATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SIMULATION; SLUDGE TREATMENT; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0038388197     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(03)00168-4     Document Type: Article

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