Granulation in high-load denitrifying upflow sludge bed (USB) pulsed reactors

Water Research

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 871-880

  Franco, A ^a   Roca, E ^a   Lema, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Denitrifying bacteria; Granulation; Pulsation; Upflow sludge bed

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; BIOMASS; DENITRIFICATION; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); EFFLUENTS; FLOCCULATION; GASIFICATION; GLUCOSE; GRANULATION; METHANOGENS; PULSATILE FLOW; RECYCLING; SHEAR STRESS;

DEGASIFICATION; DENITRIFYING BACTERIA; PULSATION; UPFLOW SLUDGE BEDS;

CHEMICAL REACTORS;

AMMONIA; GLUCOSE; NITRITE; NITROGEN; SODIUM NITRATE;

AMMONIA; BIOMASS; CHEMICAL REACTORS; DENITRIFICATION; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); EFFLUENTS; FLOCCULATION; GASIFICATION; GLUCOSE; GRANULATION; METHANOGENS; PULSATILE FLOW; RECYCLING; SHEAR STRESS;

BACTERIUM; DENITRIFICATION; SLUDGE;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; DENITRIFICATION; DENSITY; EFFLUENT; FLOTATION; GRANULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECYCLING; SLUDGE; UPFLOW REACTOR;

EID: 33344457272     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2005.11.044     Document Type: Article

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