Nitrogen and phosphorus removal from domestic strength synthetic wastewater using an alternating pumped flow sequencing batch biofilm reactor

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 977-982

  Rodgers, Michael ^a   Wu, Guangxue ^a   Zhan, Xinmin ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOFILMS; DENITRIFICATION; PHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS; WASTEWATER;

BIOFILM REACTORS; SYNTHETIC WASTEWATER;

NITROGEN COMPOUNDS;

NITROGEN; OXYGEN; PHOSPHORUS;

AEROBIC REACTOR; ALTERNATING PUMPED FLOW SEQUENCING BATCH BIOFILM REACTOR; ANAEROBIC REACTOR; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); LABORATORY; NITRIFICATION; PROCESS TECHNOLOGY; SEQUENCING BATCH REACTOR; SURFACE PROPERTY; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

BIOFILMS; BIOREACTORS; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS;

EID: 43749083980     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2007.0361     Document Type: Article

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