Performance and optimization of biological nitrogen removal process enhanced by anoxic/oxic step feeding

Biochemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 280-287

  Zhu, Guibing ^a,b   Peng, Yongzhen ^b,c   Zhai, Liming ^b,d   Wang, Yu ^a   Wang, Shuying ^c  

^a RESEARCH CENTER FOR ECO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

^b HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^c BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^d HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Bioprocess design; Bioreactors; Enhanced biological nitrogen removal; Optimization; Step feeding process; Waste water treatment

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL NITROGEN REMOVAL PROCESSES; BIOPROCESS DESIGN; C/N RATIOS; CARBON SOURCES; ENHANCED BIOLOGICAL NITROGEN REMOVAL; ERROR METHODS; INFLUENT FLOWS; OPERATION OPTIMIZATIONS; STEP-FEEDING PROCESS; TOTAL NITROGENS; VOLUME DISTRIBUTIONS;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; BIOREACTORS; CHEMICAL REACTORS; CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); FEEDING; INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS; NITROGEN; NONMETALS; OPTIMIZATION; REMOVAL; SEWAGE; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER TREATMENT; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

NITROGEN REMOVAL;

CARBON; NITROGEN;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ANOXIC OXIC STEP FEEDING PROCESS; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL NITROGEN REMOVAL; BIOREACTOR; CARBON SOURCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLUDGE TREATMENT; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 58349103348     PISSN: 1369703X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bej.2008.10.017     Document Type: Article

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