Sensors to monitor biological nitrogen removal and activated sludge settling

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 193-204

  Gernaey, Krist ^a   Vanderhasselt, Alexis ^a   Bogaert, Herwig ^a   Vanrolleghem, Peter ^a   Verstraete, Willy ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Activated sludge; Denitrification; Nitrification; Respirometry; Sludge settling; Titration experiment

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BIOMASS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DENITRIFICATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; NITRIFICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SENSOR; SLUDGE SETTLING; TITRIMETRY; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0345676515     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0167-7012(98)00023-2     Document Type: Review

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