Demonstration of nitrogen removal via nitrite in a sequencing batch reactor treating domestic wastewater

Water Research

Volumn 42, Issue 8-9, 2008, Pages 2166-2176

  Blackburne, Richard ^a   Yuan, Zhiguo ^a   Keller, Jürg ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aerobic duration control; Nitrification; Nitritation; Nitrite pathway; Two step nitrification model; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

BATCH REACTORS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN REMOVAL;

AEROBIC DURATION CONTROL; NITRITATION; NITRITE PATHWAY; TWO-STEP NITRIFICATION MODEL;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

AMMONIA; NITRITE; NITROGEN;

BATCH REACTORS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN REMOVAL; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

AERATION; AMMONIUM; DOMESTIC WASTE; MODEL; NITRIFICATION; NITRITE; NITROGEN; OXIC CONDITIONS; OXIDATION; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

AERATION; AEROBIC REACTOR; AMMONIFICATION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROL STRATEGY; DOMESTIC WASTE; NITRITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCING BATCH REACTOR; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 41949139777     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2007.11.029     Document Type: Article

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