The presence of ammonium facilitates nitrite reduction under PHB driven simultaneous nitrification and denitrification

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 50, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 181-188

  Gibbs, B M ^a   Shephard, L R ^a   Third, K A ^a   Cord Ruwisch, R ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Denitrification; Nitrification; Nitrite oxidation; Nitrite reduction; Sequencing batch reactor; SND; SND via nitrite; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CHEMICAL REACTORS; COMPUTER CONTROL; DENITRIFICATION; NITRATES; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN REMOVAL; OXIDATION; REDUCTION;

NITRITES; SEQUENCING BATCH REACTORS (SBR); SIMULTANEOUS NITRIFICATION AND DENITRIFICATION (SND);

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ACETIC ACID; AMMONIA; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; NITRATE; NITRITE; NITROGEN; POLY(3 HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID);

BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT; DENITRIFICATION; NITRIFICATION; OXIDATION; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SEQUENCING BATCH REACTOR; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; COMPUTER SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENITRIFICATION; NITRIFICATION; OXIDATION; REDUCTION; REPRODUCIBILITY; SEQUENCING BATCH REACTOR; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 11044220491     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2004.0639     Document Type: Article

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