Biofilm morphology and nitrification activities: Recovery of nitrifying biofilm particles covered with heterotrophic outgrowth

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 209-214

  Lee, L Y ^a   Ong, S L ^a   Ng, W J ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Airlift reactor; Biofilm morphology; Biofilm recovery; Heterotrophic; Nitrification

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; BIOFILMS; CARBON; HYDRAULICS; NITRIFICATION;

BIOFILM MORPHOLOGY; ULTRA-COMPACT BIOFILM REACTORS;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

AMMONIA; CARBON; ORGANIC CARBON;

BIOFILM; MORPHOLOGY; NITRIFICATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; BIOFILM; HETEROTROPHY; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; NITRIFICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAND; WASTE WATER;

AMMONIA; BACTERIA; BIOFILMS; BIOREACTORS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; NITROGEN; OXYGEN; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID;

EID: 3142609005     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2003.05.004     Document Type: Article

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