Development and examination of a granular nitrogen-fixing wastewater treatment system

Process Biochemistry

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 863-872

  Pratt, Steven ^a   Tan, Michael ^a   Gapes, Daniel ^b   Shilton, Andy ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b SCION   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Aerobic granules; Nitrogen deficient; Nitrogen fixation; Sequencing batch reactor; Sludge settleability

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; BIOREACTORS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); GRANULATION; MORPHOLOGY; NITROGEN FIXATION;

AEROBIC GRANULES; NITROGEN DEFICIENT; SEQUENCING BATCH REACTOR (SBR); SLUDGE SETTLEABILITY;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

EID: 34047109838     PISSN: 13595113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.procbio.2007.02.009     Document Type: Article

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