Fundamental mechanisms of phosphate removal by anaerobic/aerobic activated sludge in treating municipal wastewater

Engineering in Life Sciences

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 51-56

  Ubukata, Y ^a  

^a TOKYO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); PHOSPHATES;

ANAEROBIC/AEROBIC ACTIVATED SLUDGE; PARTICULATE ORGANIC MATTERS (POMS); PHOSPHATE REMOVAL;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ACETIC ACID; ORGANIC MATTER; PEPTONE; PHOSPHATE;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); PHOSPHATES; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

WASTEWATER;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ACTIVATED SLUDGE; AEROBIC METABOLISM; ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; BIOREACTOR; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; DEPHOSPHORYLATION; PARTICULATE MATTER; PHOSPHATE TRANSPORT; SLUDGE DIGESTION; WASTE WATER; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 33645467424     PISSN: 16180240     EISSN: 16182863     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/elsc.200620114     Document Type: Article

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