Effect of loading rate and oxygen supply on nitrification in a non-porous membrane biofilm reactor

Water Research

Volumn 43, Issue 13, 2009, Pages 3301-3307

  Hwang, Jong Hyuk ^a   Cicek, Nazim ^a   Oleszkiewicz, Jan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Gas permeable membrane; Membrane biofilm reactor; Nitrification; Oxygen utilization

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; BIOFILMS; BIOREACTORS; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; GAS PERMEABLE MEMBRANES; MASS TRANSFER; OXYGEN SUPPLY;

AMMONIA LOADING RATES; CONDITION; LIMITING CONDITION; LOADING RATE; MEMBRANE BIOFILM REACTOR; OXYGEN UTILIZATION; POROUS MEMBRANES; PURE OXYGEN; SPECIFIC LOADING; SPECIFIC NITRIFICATION RATE;

NITRIFICATION;

AMMONIA; OXYGEN;

AMMONIA; BIOFILM; BIOREACTOR; MASS TRANSFER; MEMBRANE; NITRIFICATION; OXYGEN;

ARTICLE; BIOFILM; BIOFILM REACTOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION; EFFLUENT; MEMBRANE REACTOR; NITRIFICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL;

AMMONIA; BACTERIA; BIOFILMS; BIOREACTORS; NITRATES; NITROGEN; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; OXYGEN; POROSITY; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 67649205112     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2009.04.034     Document Type: Article

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