Calcium spatial distribution in aerobic granules and its effects on granule structure, strength and bioactivity

Water Research

Volumn 42, Issue 13, 2008, Pages 3343-3352

  Ren, Ting Ting ^a   Liu, Li ^a   Sheng, Guo Ping ^a   Liu, Xian Wei ^a   Yu, Han Qing ^a   Zhang, Ming Chuan ^b   Zhu, Jian Rong ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

^b BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Aerobic granule; Bioactivity; Calcium; Characteristics; Strength; Structure

Indexed keywords

BIOACTIVITY; CALCIUM; GRANULAR MATERIALS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; STRUCTURE (COMPOSITION); X RAY DETECTORS;

AEROBIC GRANULES; CHARACTERISTICS; COMBINED ENERGY; FLUORESCENT IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GRANULE STRUCTURE; PHYSICOCHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS; SPECIFIC OXYGEN UPTAKE RATE; STRENGTH;

GRANULATION;

CALCIUM; CALCIUM CARBONATE;

BIOACTIVITY; CALCIUM; HYBRIDIZATION; OXIC CONDITIONS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENERGY; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTROCHEMICAL MICROSCOPY; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; X RAY;

EID: 54049091948     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2008.04.015     Document Type: Article

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