Carbon and nitrogen removal using a novel horizontal flow biofilm system

Process Biochemistry

Volumn 41, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 2270-2275

  Rodgers, Michael ^a   Lambe, Aoife ^a   Xiao, Liwen ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Carbon and nitrogen removal; Horizontal flow reactor; Nitrification

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; BIOREACTORS; CARBON; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN REMOVAL; WASTEWATER;

BIOFILM REACTOR; CARBON REMOVAL; HORIZONTAL PLASTIC SHEETS; HYDRAULIC CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND;

BIOFILMS;

EID: 33749256781     PISSN: 13595113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.procbio.2006.05.019     Document Type: Article

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