Characterisation of the structural state of flocculent microorganisms in relation to the purificatory performances of sequencing batch reactors

Biochemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 171-181

  Casellas, Magali ^a,b   Dagot, Christophe ^b   Pons, Marie Noëlle ^c   Guibaud, Gilles ^b   Tixier, Nicolas ^b   Baudu, Michel ^b  

^a HERMEX ZI F 45270 Bellegarde ^*  (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIMOGES   (France)

^c CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Filamentous bacteria; Image analysis; Rheology; Sequencing batch reactor; Settling; Waste water treatment

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL FILAMENTS; SEQUENCING BATCH REACTORS;

BACTERIA; BIOREACTORS; FLOCCULATION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RHEOLOGY; TURBIDITY; WATER QUALITY;

BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING;

ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FLOCCULATION; FLOW KINETICS; HYSTERESIS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MICROBIAL IDENTIFICATION; MICROORGANISM DETECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURIFICATION; SEQUENCING BATCH REACTOR; SLUDGE DISPOSAL; TURBIDITY; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 4444360315     PISSN: 1369703X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bej.2004.04.007     Document Type: Article

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