Nitrogen removal from low carbon-to-nitrogen wastewater in four-stage biological aerated filter system

Process Biochemistry

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 729-735

  Ryu, Hong Duck ^a   Kim, Daekeun ^a   Lim, Heun Eun ^a   Lee, Sang Ill ^a  

^a Chungbuk National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Biological aerated filter; Denitrification; Hydraulic retention time; Low carbon to nitrogen ratio; Municipal wastewater; Nitrogen removal

Indexed keywords

BIOFILTERS; CARBON; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

BIOLOGICAL AERATED FILTER (BAF); HYDRAULIC RETENTION TIMES (HRT);

NITROGEN REMOVAL;

EID: 44249088769     PISSN: 13595113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.procbio.2008.02.018     Document Type: Article

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