Effect of initial pH control on enhanced biological phosphorus removal from wastewater containing acetic and propionic acids

Chemosphere

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 123-129

  Liu, Yan ^a   Chen, Yinguang ^a   Zhou, Qi ^a  

^a TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Acetic acid; Enhanced biological phosphorus removal (EBPR); Glycogen; Initial pH; Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA); Propionic acid

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; FATTY ACIDS; METABOLISM; PH EFFECTS; PHOSPHORUS; WASTEWATER;

ENHANCED BIOLOGICAL PHOSPHORUS REMOVAL (EBPR); GLYCOGEN; POLYHYDROXYALKANOATES (PHA); PROPIONIC ACID;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ACETIC ACID; ALKANOIC ACID; GLYCOGEN; PHOSPHORIC ACID; POLYPHOSPHATE; PROPIONIC ACID; SHORT CHAIN FATTY ACID;

ACETIC ACID; FATTY ACIDS; METABOLISM; PH EFFECTS; PHOSPHORUS; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ACETIC ACID; ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIOREMEDIATION; PH; PHOSPHORUS; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ACIDITY; ALKALINITY; ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION PROCESS; DEGRADATION KINETICS; GLYCOGEN METABOLISM; MODEL; PH MEASUREMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SYNTHESIS; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT;

EID: 33750980421     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2006.05.004     Document Type: Article

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