A general kinetic model for biological nutrient removal activated sludge systems: Model evaluation

Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Volumn 98, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1259-1275

  Hu, Zhi Rong ^a,b   Wentzel, M C ^a   Ekama, G A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b EnviroSim Associates Ltd   (Canada)

Author keywords

Activated sludge; Biological nutrient removal; External nitrification; Kinetic model; Model evaluation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DENITRIFICATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NITRIFICATION; NUTRIENTS; STOICHIOMETRY;

BIOLOGICAL NUTRIENT REMOVAL; EXTERNAL NITRIFICATION; KINETIC MODELS; MODEL EVALUATION;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADABILITY; BIOENGINEERING; BIOMASS; CALIBRATION; DENITRIFICATION; KINETICS; NITRIFICATION; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STOICHIOMETRY; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; KINETICS; MODELS, CHEMICAL; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; SEWAGE;

EID: 36749082390     PISSN: 00063592     EISSN: 10970290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bit.21507     Document Type: Article

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