Selective sludge discharge as the determining factor in SBR aerobic granulation: Numerical modelling and experimental verification

Water Research

Volumn 43, Issue 14, 2009, Pages 3387-3396

  Li, An Jie ^a   Li, Xiao Yan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Aerobic granulation; Biological wastewater treatment; Clone library; Microbial community; PCR DGGE; Sequencing batch reactor (SBR)

Indexed keywords

BATCH REACTORS; BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CLONING; ELECTROPHORESIS; GRANULAR MATERIALS; MICROORGANISMS; NUMERICAL MODELS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SUBSTRATES; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

AEROBIC GRANULATION; BIOLOGICAL WASTE WATER TREATMENT; CLONE LIBRARY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION-DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESES (PCR-DGGE); SEQUENCING BATCH REACTOR; SEQUENCING BATCH REACTORS; SLUDGE DISCHARGES; SLUDGE FLOCS; SUBSTRATE UPTAKE;

GRANULATION;

BIOREACTOR; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISCHARGE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; LABORATORY METHOD; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; OXIC CONDITIONS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SLUDGE; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

AEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MICROBIAL BIOMASS; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MOLECULAR LIBRARY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS TECHNOLOGY; SEQUENCING BATCH REACTOR; SLUDGE DIGESTION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; WASTE WATER;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 67649984481     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2009.05.004     Document Type: Article

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