Stability of a nitrifying activated sludge reactor

Biochemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 87-92

  Campos, J L ^a   Garrido, J M ^a   Mosquera Corral, A ^a   Mendez R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Aerobic processes; Chemoautotrophes; Nitrification; Shocks; Substrate inhibition; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; AMMONIA; BIOMASS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DISSOLVED OXYGEN; NITRIFICATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

AEROBIC PROCESSES; CHEMOAUTOTROPHES; HYDRAULIC RETENTION TIME (HRT); NITRITES; SUBSTRATE INHIBITION;

SLUDGE DISPOSAL;

AMMONIA; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; NITRITE;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; BIOREACTOR; NITRIFICATION; OXIDATION; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 34247110305     PISSN: 1369703X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bej.2007.01.002     Document Type: Article

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