On-line monitoring of the enhanced biological phosphorus removal process using respirometry and titrimetry

Biochemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 371-379

  Guisasola, A ^a   Vargas, M ^a   Marcelino, M ^a   Lafuente, J ^a   Casas, C ^a   Baeza, J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

EBPR; Monitoring; PAO; Respirometry; Titrimetry

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BACTERIA; BATCH REACTORS; ECOLOGY; ONLINE SYSTEMS; PHOSPHORUS;

POLYPHOSPHATE ACCUMULATING; RESPIROMETRY; TITRIMETRY;

CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT);

CARBON DIOXIDE; GLYCOGEN; PHOSPHORUS; POLYHYDROXYALKANOIC ACID; POLYMER; POLYPHOSPHATE; VOLATILE FATTY ACID;

ARTICLE; ECOLOGICAL PROCEDURES; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; LABORATORY; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIROMETRY; SEQUENCING BATCH REACTOR; TITRIMETRY;

EID: 34249675743     PISSN: 1369703X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bej.2007.02.001     Document Type: Article

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