The role of particulate organic matter and acetic acid in the removal of phosphate in anaerobic/aerobic activated sludge processes

Engineering in Life Sciences

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 61-66

  Ubukata, Y ^a  

^a TOKYO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cell cultures; Environmental protection; Phosphate; Wastwater treatment

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; CELL CULTURE; CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); PHOSPHATES; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

PARTICULATE ORGANIC MATTER; PHOSPHATE REMOVAL;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS;

ACETIC ACID; CARBON; ORGANIC MATTER; PHOSPHATE; RAIN;

ACETIC ACID; ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; CELL CULTURE; CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); PHOSPHATES; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ACETIC ACID; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; PARTICULATE ORGANIC MATTER; PHOSPHATE; REMOVAL EXPERIMENT; SEWAGE TREATMENT; SLUDGE;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; AEROBIC CAPACITY; ANAEROBIC CAPACITY; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOMESTIC WASTE; PARTICULATE MATTER; SEWAGE; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT; WEATHER;

EID: 33847140128     PISSN: 16180240     EISSN: 16182863     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/elsc.200620173     Document Type: Article

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