Mechanical sludge disintegration: Providing an alternative carbon source for nutrient removal

Environmental Technology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 471-477

  Kampas, P ^a   Parsons, S A ^a   Pearce, P ^b   Ledoux, S ^b   Vale, P ^c   Churchley, J ^c   Cartmell, E ^a  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Department of Research and Technology ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c SEVERN TRENT WATER LTD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Activated sludge; Biological nutrient removal; Denitrification; Mechanical disintegration; Phosphorus release; Ultrasonic

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; BINARY ALLOYS; CARBON; CHEMICAL EQUIPMENT; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; DENITRIFICATION; DISINTEGRATION; NITROGEN REMOVAL; NUTRIENTS; PAPER AND PULP INDUSTRY; PHOSPHORUS; POTASSIUM ALLOYS; TUNGSTEN ALLOYS; ULTRASONICS; VOLATILE FATTY ACIDS;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ACTIVATED SLUDGE TREATMENT; BIOLOGICAL NUTRIENT REMOVAL; MAXIMUM CONCENTRATIONS; NITROGEN AND PHOSPHORUS REMOVAL; PHOSPHORUS AND NITROGEN REMOVAL; PHOSPHORUS RELEASE; SOLUBLE CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMANDS;

BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT;

CARBON; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; VOLATILE FATTY ACID;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; CARBON; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; DENITRIFICATION; FATTY ACIDS; PHOSPHORUS; REMOVAL; ULTRASONIC EQUIPMENT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; CARBON; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; DENITRIFICATION; LABORATORY METHOD; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT; PHOSPHORUS; REMOVAL EXPERIMENT; ULTRASONICS; WASTE TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; DENITRIFICATION; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL;

EID: 34247866287     PISSN: 09593330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593332808618799     Document Type: Article

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