Evaluation of simultaneous nutrient removal and sludge reduction using laboratory scale sequencing batch reactors

Chemosphere

Volumn 76, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 697-705

  Datta, Tania ^a   Liu, Yanjie ^a   Goel, Ramesh ^a  

^a University of Utah   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomass yield; Nitrification and denitrification; Nutrients; Solids reduction

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; BATCH REACTORS; BIOMASS; DENITRIFICATION; EFFLUENTS; PHOSPHORUS; SLUDGE DISPOSAL; WASTEWATER DISPOSAL; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

BIOMASS YIELD; DISSOLVED PHOSPHORUS; NITRIFICATION AND DENITRIFICATION; SEQUENCING BATCH REACTORS; SOLIDS REDUCTION; SOLIDS RETENTION TIME; TREATMENT AND DISPOSAL; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

NUTRIENTS;

AMMONIA; PHOSPHORUS;

ACCUMULATION RATE; BIOMASS; BIOREACTOR; CARBON; DENITRIFICATION; DETECTION METHOD; EFFLUENT; NITRIFICATION; NUTRIENT; PHOSPHORUS; REMOVAL EXPERIMENT; SLUDGE; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS CONVERSION; BIOMASS DISTRIBUTION; CARBON SOURCE; DENITRIFICATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; SEQUENCING BATCH REACTOR; SLUDGE DISPOSAL; SLUDGE TREATMENT; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL;

EID: 67649500000     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2009.02.040     Document Type: Article

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