Characterization of tannery wastewater and biomass in a membrane bioreactor using respirometric analysis

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 99, Issue 18, 2008, Pages 8612-8618

  Munz, G ^a   Gori, R ^a   Cammilli, L ^a   Lubello, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Activated sludge model; Industrial wastewater; Nitrification kinetics; Respirometry; Tannery effluent

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; ARSENIC COMPOUNDS; BIOACTIVITY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BIOMASS; BIOREACTORS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; GROWTH KINETICS; INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS; NONMETALS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PHASE SEPARATION; PILOT PLANTS; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; SEPARATION; SULFUR; TESTING;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE MODEL; ACTIVATED SLUDGE MODELS; INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER; MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; MODEL SIMULATIONS; NITRIFICATION KINETICS; NITRITE-OXIDIZING BACTERIA; OPERATING CONDITIONS; REFERENCE VALUES; RESPIROMETRIC TECHNIQUES; RESPIROMETRIC TESTS; RESPIROMETRY; SLUDGE AGE; SOLID-LIQUID SEPARATION; STOICHIOMETRIC PARAMETERS; TANNERY EFFLUENT; TANNERY WASTE WATERS;

CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND;

SULFUR DERIVATIVE;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BIOMASS; BIOREACTOR; EFFLUENT; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; MEMBRANE; MODELING; NITRIFYING BACTERIUM; OXIDATION; RESPIRATION; WASTEWATER;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; EFFLUENT; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; LEATHER INDUSTRY; MEMBRANE REACTOR; NITRIFICATION; NITRITE OXIDIZING BACTERIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIROMETRY; STOICHIOMETRY; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

BIOMASS; BIOREACTORS; CALIBRATION; FILTRATION; HETEROTROPHIC PROCESSES; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; KINETICS; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; OXYGEN; PILOT PROJECTS; TANNING; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID;

EID: 50349089227     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2008.04.004     Document Type: Article

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