The formation and characteristics of aerobic granules in sequencing batch reactor (SBR) by seeding anaerobic granules

Process Biochemistry

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 5-11

  Linlin, Hu ^a   Jianlong, Wang ^a   Xianghua, Wen ^a   Yi, Qian ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Aerobic granules; Anaerobic granule; Granulation; Microbial aggregates; SBR process

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CULTIVATION; GRANULATION; SEWAGE SLUDGE;

AEROBIC GRANULES; SEQUENCING BATCH REACTORS (SBR);

BIOREACTORS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 4444316402     PISSN: 00329592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.procbio.2003.11.033     Document Type: Article

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