Multistage wastewater treatment using separated storage driven denitrification and nitrification biofilms

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 51-58

  Hughes, L J ^a   Lancaster, J ^a   Cord Ruwisch, R ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Column reactor; Denitrification; Multistage; Nitrification; Polyhydroxybutyrate; Sequencing batch reactor; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; BIOFILMS; BIOREACTORS; DENITRIFICATION; EFFLUENTS; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN REMOVAL; PH;

COLUMN REACTOR; INFLUENT ACETATE; POLYBETAHYDROXYBUTYRATE; SEQUENCING BATCH REACTOR; TRICKLING FILTER DESIGN;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ACETIC ACID; AMMONIA; BUFFER; CARBON; NITROGEN; POLY(3 HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID);

AMMONIA; BIOFILMS; BIOREACTORS; DENITRIFICATION; EFFLUENTS; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN REMOVAL; PH; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

BIOFILM; DENITRIFICATION; NITRIFICATION; WASTEWATER;

ARTICLE; BIOFILM; BIOFILM REACTOR; BIOREACTOR DESIGN; BIOREACTOR EQUIPMENT; CARBON NITROGEN RATIO; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; DENITRIFICATION; EFFLUENT; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FILTER DESIGN; NITRIFICATION; PH; SEQUENCING BATCH REACTOR; TRICKLING FILTER; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 33744479158     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2006.170     Document Type: Article

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