Development of a 2-sludge, 3-stage system for nitrogen and phosphorous removal from nutrient-rich wastewater using granular sludge and biofilms

Water Research

Volumn 42, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 3207-3217

  Zhou, Yan ^a   Pijuan, Maite ^a   Yuan, Zhiguo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

2 sludge system; Granular sludge; Nitrite FNA; Nitrous oxide; Nutrient removal; Nutrient rich wastewater

Indexed keywords

BATCH REACTORS; NITROGEN; NUTRIENTS; PHOSPHORUS;

GRANULAR SLUDGE; NITROUS OXIDE; NUTRIENT REMOVAL; NUTRIENT-RICH WASTEWATER;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

AMMONIA; CARBON; NITRATE; NITRITE; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; POLYPHOSPHATE;

BATCH REACTORS; NITROGEN; NUTRIENTS; PHOSPHORUS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

AMMONIA; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILM; BIOLOGICAL UPTAKE; EFFLUENT; INHIBITION; NITRITE; NITROUS OXIDE; PHOSPHORUS; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SLUDGE; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ANAEROBIC REACTOR; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILM; COST CONTROL; DENITRIFICATION; IRRIGATION (AGRICULTURE); NITRIFICATION; OXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCING BATCH REACTOR; SLUDGE TREATMENT; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 44749085934     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2008.04.012     Document Type: Article

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