Effective and robust partial nitrification to nitrite by real-time aeration duration control in an SBR treating domestic wastewater

Process Biochemistry

Volumn 44, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 979-985

  Guo, J H ^a   Peng, Y Z ^a,b   Wang, S Y ^b   Zheng, Y N ^b   Huang, H J ^b   Ge, S J ^b  

^a HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Aeration duration control; Ammonia oxidizing bacteria (AOB); Nitrite accumulation; Nitrite oxidizing bacteria (NOB); Partial nitrification to nitrite; Sequencing batch reactor (SBR)

Indexed keywords

AERATION DURATION CONTROL; AMMONIA OXIDIZING BACTERIA (AOB); NITRITE ACCUMULATION; NITRITE OXIDIZING BACTERIA (NOB); PARTIAL NITRIFICATION TO NITRITE; SEQUENCING BATCH REACTOR (SBR);

AMMONIA; BACTERIA; BACTERIOLOGY; BATCH REACTORS; DENITRIFICATION; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; NITRATION; NITRIFICATION; OXIDATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

PROCESS CONTROL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NITROSOMONADALES;

EID: 67650214711     PISSN: 13595113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.procbio.2009.04.022     Document Type: Article

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