Missing aerobic-phase nitrogen: The potential for heterotrophic reduction of autotrophically generated nitrous oxide in a sequencing batch reactor wastewater treatment system

Environmental Technology

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 843-856

  Shiskowski, D M ^a   Mavinic, D S ^b  

^a Associated Engineering Ltd   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Autotrophic denitrification; Nitrifier denitrification; Nitrite reduction; Simultaneous nitrification denitrification

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; ANOXIC WATER; BATCH REACTORS; BIOCONVERSION; BIOMASS; BIOREACTORS; DENITRIFICATION; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN; NITROGEN OXIDES; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; RECLAMATION; WATER AERATION;

AEROBIC WASTEWATER TREATMENT; AUTOTROPHIC DENITRIFICATION; HETEROTROPHIC DENITRIFICATION; LOW DISSOLVED OXYGEN; NITRITE REDUCTION; SEQUENCING BATCH REACTORS; SIMULTANEOUS NITRIFICATION DENITRIFICATIONS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

AMMONIA; CARBON; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; NITRATE; NITRITE; NITROGEN; NITROUS OXIDE;

BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT; DENITRIFICATION; NITRIFICATION; SEQUENCING BATCH REACTOR; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

AEROBIC METABOLISM; ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; AUTOTROPHY; BIOMASS PARTITIONING; CARBON UTILIZATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGRADATION; DENITRIFICATION; GAS; HETEROTROPHY; LIQUID; METHODOLOGY; NITRIFICATION; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PHASE TRANSITION; SEQUENCING BATCH REACTOR; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 24144495523     PISSN: 09593330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593332608618501     Document Type: Article

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