Nitrite accumulation in activated sludge and airlift reactors: Process performance comparison

Environmental Engineering Science

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 450-458

  Oyanedel Craver, V ^a   Ruiz, G ^a   Chamy, R ^a  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE VALPARAÍSO   (Chile)

Author keywords

Activated sludge; Airflow; Airlift; KLa; Nitrification; Nitrite accumulation

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; BIOREACTORS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); COST EFFECTIVENESS; PH; SEWAGE SLUDGE; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; COST REDUCTION; NITRITE ACCUMULATION; PARTIAL NITRIFICATION;

NITROGEN REMOVAL;

AMMONIA; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; NITRITE;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; AIRFLOW; AIRLIFT REACTOR; ARTICLE; BIOFILM; BIOMASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENITRIFICATION; EFFLUENT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NITRIFICATION; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 21644478692     PISSN: 10928758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/ees.2005.22.450     Document Type: Article

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