Formation of aerobic granules in the presence of a synthetic chelating agent

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 153, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 37-43

  Nancharaiah, Yarlagadda V ^a   Joshi, Hiren M ^a   Krishna Mohan, Tulsi V ^a   Venugopalan, Vayalam P ^a   Narasimhan, Sevilimedu V ^a  

^a BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

Aerobic granular sludge; Aerobic granules; Enhanced microbial granulation; NTA; Synthetic complexing agent

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; BATCH REACTORS; BIOMASS; CHELATION; DEGRADATION; STABILIZERS (AGENTS);

AEROBIC GRANULAR SLUDGE; AEROBIC GRANULES; ENHANCED MICROBIAL GRANULATION; SYNTHETIC COMPLEXING AGENT;

GRANULAR MATERIALS;

ACETIC ACID; CHELATING AGENT; NITRILOTRIACETIC ACID;

CHELATING AGENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; OXIC CONDITIONS; REMOVAL EXPERIMENT; SLUDGE; STABILIZATION;

AEROBIC GRANULAR SLUDGE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BIODEGRADATION; BIOMASS; SEQUENCING BATCH REACTOR; SLUDGE;

AEROBIOSIS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOREACTORS; CHELATING AGENTS; FLOCCULATION; NITRILOTRIACETIC ACID; SEWAGE; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 41949085090     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2007.11.017     Document Type: Article

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