Inhibition of free ammonia to the formation of aerobic granules

Biochemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 41-48

  Yang, Shu Fang ^a   Tay, Joo Hwa ^a   Liu, Yu ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Aerobic granulation; Free ammonia inhibition; Heterotrophic bacteria; Microbial activity; Nitrifying bacteria

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; BACTERIA; CARBON; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CYTOLOGY; GRANULATION; HYDROPHOBICITY; METABOLISM; NITRIFICATION; POLYSACCHARIDES;

BATCH REACTOR;

BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING;

ACETIC ACID; AMMONIA; NITRATE; NITRITE; NITROGEN; ORGANIC CARBON; OXYGEN; POLYSACCHARIDE;

AEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY METABOLISM; HETEROTROPHIC BACTERIUM; HYDROPHOBICITY; NITRIFICATION; NITRIFYING BACTERIUM; NITROBACTER; NITROSOMONAS; NONHUMAN; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCING BATCH REACTOR; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT;

GADUS MORHUA;

EID: 0346024201     PISSN: 1369703X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1369-703X(03)00122-0     Document Type: Article

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