Estimating biomass of the heterotrophic and autotrophic bacteria by our batch tests

Environmental Technology

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 601-614

  Tsai, Y P ^a   Wu, W M ^b  

^a NATIONAL CHI NAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Activated sludge; Maximum specific growth rate; Nutrient removal; SBR

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BATCH REACTORS; BIOMASS; ECOLOGY;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; AUTOTROPHIC BACTERIA; HETEROTROPHIC BACTERIAS; MAXIMUM SPECIFIC GROWTH RATES; MIXED CULTURES; NUTRIENT REMOVAL; OXYGEN UTILIZATION; SEQUENTIAL BATCH REACTORS;

GROWTH RATE;

OXYGEN; THIOUREA DERIVATIVE;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BACTERIUM; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; SEQUENCING BATCH REACTOR; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; AUTOTROPHY; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BATCH PROCESS; BIOMASS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; GROWTH RATE; HETEROTROPHY; KINETICS; NONHUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; SEQUENCING BATCH REACTOR;

EID: 22544485111     PISSN: 09593330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593330.2001.9619500     Document Type: Article

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