Maximum growth and decay rates of autotrophic biomass to simulate nitrogen removal at 10°C with municipal activated sludge plants

Water SA

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 71-76

  Choubert, J M ^a,b   Marquot, A ^b   Stricker, A E ^c   Gillot, S ^a   Racault, Y ^b   Heduit, A ^a  

^a Procédés biotechnologiques au service de l'environnement   (France)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

^c ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Autotrophic biomass, maximum growth rate; Decay rate; Kinetics; Low temperature; Nitrification

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN REMOVAL; REACTION KINETICS; SEWAGE SLUDGE; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

AUTOTROPHIC BIOMASS; DECAY RATE; LOW TEMPERATURE; MAXIMUM GROWTH RATE;

BIOMASS;

BIOMASS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN REMOVAL; REACTION KINETICS; SEWAGE SLUDGE; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

AUTOTROPHY; BIOMASS; DATA SET; DOMESTIC WASTE; GROWTH RATE; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN CYCLE; SLUDGE; WASTEWATER;

EID: 38549122867     PISSN: 03784738     EISSN: 18167950     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/wsa.v34i1.180802     Document Type: Article

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