Enhanced aerobic sludge granulation in sequencing batch reactor by Mg2+ augmentation

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 100, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 64-67

  Li, Xiao Ming ^a   Liu, Qian Qian ^a   Yang, Qi ^a   Guo, Liang ^a   Zeng, Guang Ming ^a   Hu, Jin Mei ^a   Zheng, Wei ^a  

^a HUNAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Aerobic granulation; Magnesium augmentation; Sequencing batch reactor

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; GRANULAR MATERIALS; GRANULATION;

AEROBIC GRANULATION; AEROBIC SLUDGE; GRANULATION PROCESS; MEAN DIAMETER; POLYSACCHARIDE CONTENTS; SEQUENCING BATCH REACTORS;

BATCH REACTORS;

MAGNESIUM; POLYSACCHARIDE;

MAGNESIUM; MORPHOLOGY; OXIC CONDITIONS; POLYSACCHARIDE; SLUDGE;

ARTICLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCING BATCH REACTOR; SLUDGE DIGESTION; SLUDGE TREATMENT;

EID: 51349086686     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2008.06.015     Document Type: Article

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