Anaerobic ammonium oxidation of ammonium-rich waste streams in fixed-bed reactors

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 49, Issue 11-12, 2004, Pages 77-82

  Fux, C ^a   Marchesi, V ^b   Brunner, I ^a   Siegrist, H ^a  

^a SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF AQUATIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^b POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ammonium rich wastewater; Anammox; Fixed bed reactor; Nitrogen elimination

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; CHEMICAL REACTORS; NITROGEN; OXIDATION; WASTEWATER;

ANAMOX; LABORATORY REACTORS;

WATER ANALYSIS;

AMMONIA; NITRITE; NITROGEN;

AMMONIA; ANAEROBIC PROCESS; FIXED BED; OXIDATION; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; FIXED BED REACTOR; GROWTH RATE; NITRIFICATION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; SLUDGE; TEMPERATURE; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER;

EID: 4344666384     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2004.0809     Document Type: Article

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