The effect of propionic to acetic acid ratio on anaerobic-aerobic (low dissolved oxygen) biological phosphorus and nitrogen removal

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 99, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 4400-4407

  Li, Hongjing ^a   Chen, Yinguang ^a   Gu, Guowei ^a  

^a TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Acetic acid; Anaerobic aerobic (low dissolved oxygen); Nitrogen; Phosphorus; Propionic acid

Indexed keywords

AEROBIC TRANSFORMATIONS; PHOSPHORUS REMOVAL; PROPIONIC ACID;

ACETIC ACID; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; NITROGEN REMOVAL; PHOSPHORUS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

BATCH REACTORS;

ACETIC ACID; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; POLY 3 HYDROXY 2 METHYLVALERATE; POLY 3 HYDROXYVALERATE; POLY(3 HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID); POLYHYDROXYALKANOIC ACID; PROPIONIC ACID; SHORT CHAIN FATTY ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VALERIC ACID;

ACETIC ACID; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BATCH REACTORS; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; NITROGEN REMOVAL; PHOSPHORUS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FATTY ACID; NITROGEN; ORGANIC ACID; PHOSPHORUS; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; POLYSACCHARIDE; TRANSFORMATION; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER;

AEROBIC REACTOR; ANAEROBIC REACTOR; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; NITROGEN BALANCE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCING BATCH REACTOR; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

ACETIC ACID; AEROBIOSIS; ANAEROBIOSIS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CALIBRATION; CARBOHYDRATES; CHEMISTRY, ANALYTICAL; GLYCOGEN; MODELS, CHEMICAL; NITROGEN; OXYGEN; PHOSPHORUS; POLYESTERS; PROPIONIC ACIDS; VALERATES; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 40749154832     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2007.08.032     Document Type: Article

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