Sudden failure of biological nitrogen and carbon removal in the full-scale pre-denitrification process treating cokes wastewater

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 100, Issue 19, 2009, Pages 4340-4347

  Kim, Young Mo ^a   Park, Donghee ^a   Lee, Dae Sung ^b   Jung, Kyung A ^a   Park, Jong Moon ^a  

^a Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)   (South Korea)

^b Kyungpook National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Ammonia; Cokes wastewater; Phenol; Pre denitrification process; Thiocyanate

Indexed keywords

AEROBIC REACTOR; CARBON AND NITROGEN; CARBON REMOVAL; COKES WASTEWATER; COMPREHENSIVE STUDIES; DISCHARGE CONCENTRATION; FIELD OPERATORS; INORGANIC CARBON; LOADING AMOUNT; NITRIFICATION AND DENITRIFICATION; ORGANIC MATTER; PRE-DENITRIFICATION PROCESS; REACTOR SYSTEMS; REMOVAL EFFICIENCIES; SHOCK LOADINGS; THIOCYANATE; TOTAL NITROGEN; TOXIC COMPOUNDS;

AMMONIA; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; BIODEGRADATION; BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; COKE; CYANIDES; DENITRIFICATION; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN; NITROGEN REMOVAL; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; OXIDATION; PHENOLS; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT);

AMMONIA; CARBON; COKE; CYANIDE; NITROGEN; ORGANIC MATTER; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; THIOCYANATE;

CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; DENITRIFICATION; DILUTION; FAILURE ANALYSIS; INHIBITION; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN; ORGANIC MATTER; OXIC CONDITIONS; OXIC SEDIMENT; PHENOL; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

AEROBIC REACTOR; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DENITRIFICATION; DILUTION; NITRIFICATION; OPERATOR; POLLUTANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

AMMONIA; BIOREACTORS; CARBON; COKE; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LABORATORIES; NITROGEN; PHENOL; THIOCYANATES; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 67349121606     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2009.04.014     Document Type: Article

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