Nitrogen removal in an upflow sludge blanket (USB) reactor combined by aerobic biofiltration systems

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 49, Issue 5-6, 2004, Pages 191-197

  Jun, H B ^a   Park, S M ^c   Park, J K ^c   Choi, C O ^c   Lee, J S ^b  

^a Chungbuk National University   (South Korea)

^b Department of Geo Environment   (South Korea)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Aerobic filter; Anoxic filter; Nitrification and denitrification; USB AF

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; BIOFILTERS; DENITRIFICATION; NITRATES; OXIDATION; SEWAGE;

AEROBIC FILTER; UPFLOW SLUDGE BLANKET (USB) REACTOR; VOLATILE SUSPENDED SOLID (VSS);

NITROGEN REMOVAL;

AMMONIA; CARBON; NITRATE; NITROGEN; ORGANIC MATTER; OXYGEN;

BIOFILTRATION; DENITRIFICATION; LIQUID-SOLID SEPARATION; NITRIFICATION; UASB REACTOR; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

AERATION; ARTICLE; BIOFILTER; BIOFILTRATION; CARBON SOURCE; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGRADATION; DENITRIFICATION; ELECTRON; ENERGY; FERMENTATION; NITRIFICATION; OXIDATION; RECYCLING; SEWAGE TREATMENT; SOLID; SOLUBILITY; SUSPENSION; UPFLOW REACTOR; VOLATILIZATION;

EID: 2442712939     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2004.0753     Document Type: Article

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