Effect of changes of pH on the anaerobic/aerobic transformations of biological phosphorus removal in wastewater fed with a mixture of propionic and acetic acids

Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology

Volumn 81, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1021-1028

  Chen, Yinguang ^a   Gu, Guowei ^a  

^a TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Acetic acid; Anaerobic aerobic transformation; Enhanced biological phosphorous removal; pH; Polyhydroxyalkanoates; Propionic acid

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; BIOMASS; MICROORGANISMS; MIXTURES; PH EFFECTS; REMOVAL; WASTEWATER;

ANAEROBIC/AEROBIC TRANSFORMATION; POLYHYDROXYALKANOATES; PROPIONIC ACID;

PHOSPHORUS;

ACETIC ACID; GLYCOGEN; PHOSPHORUS; POLYHYDROXYALKANOIC ACID; PROPIONIC ACID; VOLATILE FATTY ACID;

ACETIC ACID; BIOMASS; MICROORGANISMS; MIXTURES; PH EFFECTS; PHOSPHORUS; REMOVAL; WASTEWATER;

ACIDITY; ACTIVATED SLUDGE; AEROBIC METABOLISM; ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CELL GROWTH; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; LINEAR SYSTEM; PH MEASUREMENT; SEQUENCING BATCH REACTOR; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 33744806903     PISSN: 02682575     EISSN: 10974660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jctb.1516     Document Type: Article

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