A nitrate biosensor based methodology for monitoring anoxic activated sludge activity

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 50, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 125-133

  Sin, Gurkan ^a   Vanrolleghem, Peter A ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Anoxic activated sludge; Biosensor; Monitoring; Nitrate uptake rate; Titrimetry

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; DENITRIFICATION; MONITORING; NITRATES; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PROCESS CONTROL; TOXICITY;

AEROBIC RESPIROMETERS; NITRATE BIOSENSORS; NITRATE UPTAKE RATE (NUR); OXYGEN UPTAKE RATE (OUR);

BIOSENSORS;

CARBON; NITRATE; OXYGEN;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ANOXIC CONDITIONS; DENITRIFICATION; MONITORING SYSTEM; NITRATE; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; AEROBIC METABOLISM; ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ANOXIA; ARTICLE; BIOSENSOR; BREATHING RATE; CARBON SOURCE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DENITRIFICATION; METHODOLOGY; NITRATE UPTAKE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PROCESS CONTROL; PROCESS MONITORING; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; QUALITY CONTROL; RELIABILITY; RESPIROMETER; TOXICITY; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT;

EID: 12344253174     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2004.0680     Document Type: Article

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