Start-up and enrichment of a granular anammox SBR to treat high nitrogen load wastewaters

Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 233-241

  López, Helio ^a   Puig, Sebastià ^a   Ganigué, Ramon ^a   Ruscalleda, Maël ^a   Balaguer, Maria D ^a   Colprim, Jesús ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Anammox; Enrichment procedure; Granular sludge; Nitrogen removal; SBR; Start up

Indexed keywords

BATCH REACTORS; BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; DENITRIFICATION; LEACHATE TREATMENT; NITRIFICATION; OXIDATION;

ANAEROBIC AMMONIUM OXIDATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCING BATCH REACTOR;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

AMMONIA; NITRITE; NITROGEN;

BATCH REACTORS; BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; DENITRIFICATION; LEACHATE TREATMENT; NITRIFICATION; OXIDATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENRICHMENT CULTURE; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; LANDFILL LEACHATE; LOADING TEST; MICROBIAL BIOMASS; NITROGEN BALANCE; NITROGEN CONCENTRATION; NITROGEN METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCING BATCH REACTOR; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

CANDIDATUS BROCADIA ANAMMOXIDANS;

EID: 40149090167     PISSN: 02682575     EISSN: 10974660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jctb.1796     Document Type: Article

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