Evaluation of the impacts of model-based operation of SBRs on activated sludge microbial community

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 157-166

  Sin, Gurkan ^a   Govoreanu, Ruxandra ^a   Boon, Nico ^a   Schelstraete, G ^a   Vanrolleghem, Peter A ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Activated sludge; DGGE; Modelling; Nutrient removal; Optimisation; SBR

Indexed keywords

DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; NUTRIENT REMOVAL; SEQUENCING BATCH REACTOR;

CHEMICAL REACTORS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; REMOVAL;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS;

NITRITE;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; CHEMICAL REACTORS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; REMOVAL;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BIOREACTOR; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MONITORING; NUTRIENT CYCLING; OPTIMIZATION;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; METHODOLOGY; MICROFLORA; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; SEQUENCING BATCH REACTOR; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL;

BACTERIA; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA PRIMERS; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PILOT PROJECTS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, BACTERIAL; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEWAGE;

EID: 33746523518     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2006.383     Document Type: Article

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