Substrate concentration-independent aerobic granulation in sequential aerobic sludge blanket reactor

Environmental Technology (United Kingdom)

Volumn 24, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1235-1242

  Liu, Q S ^a   Tay, J H ^a   Liu, Y ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Aerobic granulation; Granule characteristics; Loading rate; Sequential reactor; Substrate concentration

Indexed keywords

BIOREACTORS; CELL MEMBRANES; CYTOLOGY; GRANULAR MATERIALS; HYDROPHOBICITY; POLYSACCHARIDES; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

AEROBIC GRANULATION; GRANULE CHARACTERISTICS; LOADING RATE; SEQUENTIAL REACTOR; SUBSTRATE CONCENTRATIONS;

GRANULATION;

ORGANIC COMPOUND; POLYSACCHARIDE;

AEROBIC PROCESS; BIOREACTOR; GRANULAR BED; REACTOR; SLUDGE;

AEROBIC BACTERIUM; AEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; BIOREACTOR; CELL SURFACE; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HYDROPHOBICITY; METABOLISM; MICROBIAL BIOMASS; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; PHYSIOLOGY; SEWAGE; SLUDGE BLANKET REACTOR; SOLUBILITY; STRENGTH; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0344465483     PISSN: 09593330     EISSN: 1479487X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593330309385665     Document Type: Article

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