Influence of carrier concentration on the performance and microbial characteristics of a suspended carrier biofilm reactor

Process Biochemistry

Volumn 40, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 2992-3001

  Wang, Rong Chang ^a   Wen, Xiang Hua ^b   Qian, Yi ^b  

^a TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Ammonia; Carrier concentration; COD; Nitrification; Specific oxygen utilizing rate (SOUR); Suspended carrier biofilm reactor

Indexed keywords

BIOREACTORS; CARRIER CONCENTRATION; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; NITRIFICATION; OXIDATION; POLYVINYL CHLORIDES;

CARRIER FILLING RATIO; OPERATIONAL PARAMETERS; REMOVAL RATE; VOLUME RATIO;

MICROBIOLOGY;

EID: 22544437608     PISSN: 13595113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.procbio.2005.02.024     Document Type: Article

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