Coupling pH-stat and DO-stat titration to monitor degradation of organic substrates

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 69-77

  Ficara, Elena ^a   Rozzi, A ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Carbon dioxide evolution rate; DO stat titration; Organics biodegradation; Oxygen uptake rate; pH stat

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; DEGRADATION; ETHANOL; OXYGEN; PH EFFECTS; SEWAGE SLUDGE; STOICHIOMETRY; TITRATION;

OXYGEN UPTAKE RATE (OUR);

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

DISSOLVED OXYGEN; GLUCOSE; ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BIODEGRADATION; CARBON DIOXIDE; MONITORING SYSTEM; OXYGEN; RESPIRATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

BIODEGRADATION; BIOMASS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONFERENCE PAPER; DATA ANALYSIS; DEGRADATION; OXYGEN TRANSPORT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STOICHIOMETRY; TITRIMETRY; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT;

EID: 1142267367     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2004.0021     Document Type: Conference Paper

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